Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 77th highest crime rate of 481 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 Chapel Hill (CM7 3QX) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Hill (CM7 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishops Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Century Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Century Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Century Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Century Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trotters Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trotters Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trotters Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trotters Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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