Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Peters In The Field area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 34th highest crime rate of 481 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 St Peters In The Field (CM7 9AR) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Bocking North average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters In The Field (CM7 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters In The Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wentworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldnailhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Hills Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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