Total Crime Rate

223.0 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 223.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barn Mead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 15th 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 Barn Mead (CM7 3AF) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 362.6% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Mead (CM7 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Mead. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barn Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plains Field —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plains Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plains Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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