Crime Rates at Church Road, Bradwell, Braintree, CM7 8EW

Church Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 69th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CM7 8EW) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CM7 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.