Total Crime Rate

364.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 364.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Other theft 46.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Broadoaks Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 7th 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 Broadoaks Crescent (CM7 9FD) in the last 12 months was 364.6 per 1,000 residents and was 656.4% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadoaks Crescent (CM7 9FD), the main crime hotspot is near Broadoaks Crescent. Police recorded 60 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 Broadoaks Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadoaks Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridport Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broadoaks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadoaks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadoaks Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Broadoaks Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridport Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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