Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Chelmer Valley Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 79th 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 Chelmer Valley Road (CM7 5GB) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmer Valley Road (CM7 5GB), the main crime hotspot is near Trotters Field. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmer Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Badger Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lakes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trotters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trotters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trotters Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beaumont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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