Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • 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

Broad Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Road (CM7 9RU) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Road (CM7 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Convent Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Convent Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Convent Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nursery Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nursery Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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