Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 101.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fennes Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 75th 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 Fennes Road (CM7 5LB) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.5% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fennes Road (CM7 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrington Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fennes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fennes Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fennes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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