Total Crime Rate

273.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mount Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 7th 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 Mount Road (CM7 3JA) in the last 12 months was 273.2 per 1,000 residents and was 458.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 196.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Road (CM7 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Walk, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Clinic Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft School Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Clinic Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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