Total Crime Rate
187.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cressing Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 19th 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 Cressing Road (CM77 8DH) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 284.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cressing Road (CM77 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Stilemans Wood. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stilemans Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stilemans Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stilemans Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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