Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.8 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wood Grove area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 481 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 Wood Grove (CM8 3FL) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Grove (CM8 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hennell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hennell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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