Essex Police

Crime in Bocking and Braintree

Street-level crime statistics for Bocking and Braintree based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,472 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,472 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓11.7% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

30.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 3,472 total crimes recorded in Bocking and Braintree

Violent Crime

1,626

Anti-Social Behaviour

334

↓18%

Shoplifting

264

↓30%

Public Order

263

Criminal Damage & Arson

227

↓18%

Other Theft

218

↓22%

Drugs

157

↓22%

Vehicle Crime

131

↓32%

Other Crime

Burglary

↓28%

Possession of Weapons

Robbery

↓43%

Theft from Person

↓34%

Bicycle Theft

↓69%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Bocking and Braintree

313

02/23

390

03/23

325

04/23

346

05/23

349

06/23

350

07/23

361

08/23

363

09/23

312

10/23

348

11/23

356

12/23

294

01/24

316

02/24

356

03/24

319

04/24

295

05/24

283

06/24

413

07/24

404

08/24

314

09/24

316

10/24

285

11/24

344

12/24

288

01/25

257

02/25

285

03/25

338

04/25

338

05/25

286

06/25

289

07/25

313

08/25

264

09/25

277

10/25

264

11/25

262

12/25

299

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Bocking and Braintree (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Bocking and Braintree

January 2026 299 crimes December 2025 262 crimes November 2025 264 crimes October 2025 277 crimes September 2025 264 crimes August 2025 313 crimes July 2025 289 crimes June 2025 286 crimes May 2025 338 crimes April 2025 338 crimes March 2025 285 crimes February 2025 257 crimes January 2025 288 crimes December 2024 344 crimes November 2024 285 crimes October 2024 316 crimes September 2024 314 crimes August 2024 404 crimes July 2024 413 crimes June 2024 283 crimes May 2024 295 crimes April 2024 319 crimes March 2024 356 crimes February 2024 316 crimes January 2024 294 crimes December 2023 356 crimes November 2023 348 crimes October 2023 312 crimes September 2023 363 crimes August 2023 361 crimes July 2023 350 crimes June 2023 349 crimes May 2023 346 crimes April 2023 325 crimes March 2023 390 crimes February 2023 313 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.