Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Duggers Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 55th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duggers Lane (CM7 1BB) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 145.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duggers Lane (CM7 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Bank. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duggers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rye Grass Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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