Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Old St Michaels Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 55th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old St Michaels Drive (CM7 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old St Michaels Drive (CM7 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near John English Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bocking Blackwater

Crime Over Time in Old St Michaels Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunnable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Bungalows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Saunders Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hare Pond Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime John English Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑