Crime Rates at Dovehouse Yard, Braintree, CM7 3AP

Dovehouse Yard area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 85th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovehouse Yard (CM7 3AP) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovehouse Yard (CM7 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Walk, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.