Bocking and Braintree vs Dunmow and Felsted

Bocking and Braintree has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,051 crimes in the last 12 months. Dunmow and Felsted has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 861 crimes. Bocking and Braintree scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bocking and Braintree shows a year-on-year crime trend of -19.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Dunmow and Felsted shows -16.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bocking and Braintree, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,432 incidents). In Dunmow and Felsted, it is Violent Crime (363 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bocking and Braintree recorded 279 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Dunmow and Felsted recorded 91. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bocking and Braintree totalled 1,432 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 363 in Dunmow and Felsted. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bocking and Braintree recorded 3,803 crimes (now 3,051, a change of -19.8%). Dunmow and Felsted recorded 1,027 crimes previously (now 861, -16.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bocking and Braintree has a resolution rate of 28.2% and Dunmow and Felsted has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bocking and Braintree falls within the Essex Police boundary. Dunmow and Felsted is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bocking and Braintree and Dunmow and Felsted. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.