Total Crime Rate

532.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 532.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 239.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 483 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 Fairfield Road (CM7 3HF) in the last 12 months was 532.6 per 1,000 residents and was 988.2% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 239.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (CM7 3HF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Side —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Side Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blyth'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blyth'S Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dovehouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Great Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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