Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orion Way area has the 38th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 167th highest 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 Orion Way (CM7 9UR) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orion Way (CM7 9UR), the main crime hotspot is near Vanguard Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orion Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boscawen Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exeter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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