Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elder Field area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Braintree South , and the 218th highest crime rate of 481 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 Elder Field (CM77 7TZ) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Braintree South average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Field (CM77 7TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ragley Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edison Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ragley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ragley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ragley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
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Data Sources

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