Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Laurels area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Laurels (CM7 3JS) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (CM7 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Laurels area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Groomside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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