Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Westerings area has the 34th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Westerings (CM77 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Westerings (CM77 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Claud Ince Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crozier Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claud Ince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howlett Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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