Total Crime Rate
102.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edinburgh Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Gardens (CM7 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Gardens (CM7 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bocking Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscawen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Way | — |
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