Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 136.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Coldnailhurst Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 45th 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 Coldnailhurst Avenue (CM7 5PY) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldnailhurst Avenue (CM7 5PY), 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 Coldnailhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rana Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spalding Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S-In-The-Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Millam Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currants Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dukes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 St Peter'S-In-The-Fields —
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Data Sources

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