Total Crime Rate
154.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bocking End area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 34th 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 Bocking End (CM7 9AE) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bocking End (CM7 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Walk, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hills Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Side | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S-In-The-Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weavers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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