Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Warne Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 124th 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 Warne Avenue (CM7 5FE) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warne Avenue (CM7 5FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wentworth Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B1053 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boleyns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currants Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberton Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dukes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanes Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Stanes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wentworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —

Data Sources

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