Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 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 133.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St James Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 48th 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 St James Road (CM7 5QF) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery River Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boleyns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wentworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rana Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rana Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bawn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bradfords Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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