Total Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CM7 2LD) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CM7 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godlings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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