Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 47.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Buckwoods Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 123rd 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 Buckwoods Road (CM7 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckwoods Road (CM7 1DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckwoods Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Notley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Challis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Challis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kipling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nineacres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Byron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russet Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryfields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Perryfields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Notley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Notley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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