Total Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 25.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Kent Gardens area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Gardens (CM7 9ND) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Gardens (CM7 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Trotters Field. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trotters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ushers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Trotters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trotters Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beaumont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Badger Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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