Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coggeshall Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coggeshall Road (CM7 9EF) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coggeshall Road (CM7 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bocking Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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