Crime Rates at Phillips Chase, Braintree, CM7 9BH

Phillips Chase area has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 165th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Phillips Chase (CM7 9BH) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phillips Chase (CM7 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillips Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Convent Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.