Total Crime Rate
219.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stilemans Wood area has the 6th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 17th 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 Stilemans Wood (CM77 8GR) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 356.0% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stilemans Wood (CM77 8GR), the main crime hotspot is near Stilemans Wood. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 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 | Thames Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thames Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plains Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chelmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thames Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chelmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thames Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plains Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plains Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mundon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mundon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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