Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marys Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Coggeshall , and the 160th highest crime rate of 483 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 St Marys Road (CO5 9DW) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Coggeshall average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marys Road (CO5 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dowches Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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