Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Elliot Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 125th highest crime rate of 483 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 Elliot Place (CM7 3EP) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elliot Place (CM7 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatley Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elliot Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beaumont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Badger Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cunnington Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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