Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 61.5 6/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Laurels area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 166th 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 The Laurels (CM7 3JS) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (CM7 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 58 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 (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Holden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Croft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wickham Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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