Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crown 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.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadoaks Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willingale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linfold Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linfold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hereford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stafford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridport Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadoaks Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadoaks Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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