Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Evelyn Wood Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 174th 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 Evelyn Wood Road (CM77 8HF) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Wood Road (CM77 8HF), 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 Evelyn Wood Road area

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

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