Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Plains Field area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 68th 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 Plains Field (CM7 3PD) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plains Field (CM7 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Stilemans Wood. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plains Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanners Meadow —
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Data Sources

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