Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springwood Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 39th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springwood Drive (CM7 2YN) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwood Drive (CM7 2YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackwell Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springwood Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blackwell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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