Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 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 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Bailey Bridge Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 49th 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 Bailey Bridge Road (CM7 5TP) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Bridge Road (CM7 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pygot Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanders Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bailey Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currants Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spalding Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Millam Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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