Crime Rates at Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5BL

Panfield Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 18th 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 Panfield Lane (CM7 5BL) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 297.9% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Panfield Lane (CM7 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Panfield Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.