Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

The Westerings area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Westerings (CM77 8HD) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Westerings (CM77 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Moss End. Police recorded 20 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 The Westerings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howlett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howlett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braintree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moss End Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Heycroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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