Crime Rates at Forge Crescent, Bradwell, Braintree, CM77 8EQ

Forge Crescent area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 187th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Crescent (CM77 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Crescent (CM77 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.