Crime Rate in Bocking South, ward

Bocking South has the highest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 1016th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 78th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bocking South in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bocking South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 445 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 537 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bocking South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near John English Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.