Total Crime Rate
120.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grantham Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 56th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grantham Avenue (CM77 7FP) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Bocking South average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grantham Avenue (CM77 7FP), the main crime hotspot is near Felbrigg Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bocking South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Felbrigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shires Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Felbrigg Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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