Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elizabeth Lockhart Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 160th highest crime rate of 481 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 Elizabeth Lockhart Way (CM7 9RH) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Lockhart Way (CM7 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Convent Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Convent Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Lockhart Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Doubleday Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Convent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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