Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bulford Mill Lane 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 Bulford Mill Lane (CM77 8NT) 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 Bulford Mill Lane (CM77 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulford Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bulford Mill Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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