Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parnell Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parnell Place (CM7 3AE) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parnell Place (CM7 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wickham Crescent, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maltings View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parnell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Groomside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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