Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coggeshall Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 119th 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 Coggeshall Road (CM7 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coggeshall Road (CM7 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coggeshall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cunnington Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkins Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rustic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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