Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bocking Place area has the 27th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 130th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bocking Place (CM7 9BT) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bocking Place (CM7 9BT), 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 theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Clinic Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Clinic Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | School Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blyth'S Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blyth'S Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blyth'S Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Peter'S-In-The-Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S-In-The-Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollybrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hills Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Croft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bradfords Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bawn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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