Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crown Meadow area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Meadow (CM7 9EX) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Meadow (CM7 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Broadoaks Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridport Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadoaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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