Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Parnell Place area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 212th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parnell Place (CM7 3AE) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parnell Place (CM7 3AE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parnell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Holden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Farm Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Croft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Station Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camulus Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wickham Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Camulus Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Hill —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maltings View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinovantian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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