Total Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.6 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Crittall Drive area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 12th highest crime rate of 481 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 Crittall Drive (CM7 2RT) in the last 12 months was 265.7 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% higher than the Bocking North average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 170.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crittall Drive (CM7 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lamberts Orchard. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crittall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackwell Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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