Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brick Kiln Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 50th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brick Kiln Way (CM7 3FP) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brick Kiln Way (CM7 3FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanners Meadow, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn Mead (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brick Kiln Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moors Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime De-Marci Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plains Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbread Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Feather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Feather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanners Meadow

Data Sources

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