Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 481 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 This (CM77 8HU) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CM77 8HU, the main crime hotspot is near Homefield Way. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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