Crime Rates at Boleyns Avenue, Braintree, CM7 5TU

Boleyns Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 198th 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 Boleyns Avenue (CM7 5TU) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boleyns Avenue (CM7 5TU), 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.