Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marlborough Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 143rd 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 Marlborough Road (CM7 9LS) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (CM7 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ushers Meadow, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vanguard Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ushers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ushers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ushers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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