Total Crime Rate
121.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Progress Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 58th highest crime rate of 483 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 Progress Court (CM7 2PS) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% higher than the Bocking North average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Progress Court (CM7 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rue De Jeunes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rue De Jeunes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weavers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottage Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peel Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Side | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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