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Bar chart of early releases by prison in England and Wales, April 2025 to March 2026, led by Humber, Fosse Way and Berwyn

Early release starts today: who gets out, and from where

Prisons · 1 October 2026

Chart of recorded town-centre crime in Essex, with the three Operation Vanguard towns highlighted

Operation Vanguard: £117,936 for guards in Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester

Essex · 27 September 2026

Chart of the change in recorded crime by type in Chelmsford, 2024 to 2026

Chelmsford: burglary down, drugs up

Chelmsford · 26 September 2026

Crimes Weekly card summarising Essex convictions, May to September 2026

Convicted in Essex: 70 people, May to September 2026

Courts · 26 September 2026

Chart of rape convictions per 100,000 people, Essex against England and Wales, 2021 to 2025

Rape in Essex: about half the national conviction rate

Essex · 26 September 2026

Chart of recorded crime near the Wethersfield site, in Braintree town and across the constituency

Has crime risen since the Wethersfield asylum centre opened?

Braintree · 25 September 2026

Chart ranking all 18 Essex constituencies by recorded crime, with Braintree highlighted

How much crime is there in Braintree?

Braintree · 25 September 2026

Crimes Weekly crime map of England and Wales constituencies

The safest place in England is Bury

Data · 25 September 2026