Crime Rates at Acorn Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2LP

Acorn Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 483 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 Acorn Avenue (CM7 2LP) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Bocking South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Avenue (CM7 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cathcart Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.