Total Crime Rate
154.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Street 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 Bradford Street (CM7 9AS) 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 Bradford Street (CM7 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillips Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtauld Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | River Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilgrim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Peter'S-In-The-Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S-In-The-Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bawn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bradfords Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollybrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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