Crime Rate in Great Notley & Black Notley, ward

Great Notley & Black Notley has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 1713th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 263rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Notley & Black Notley in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Notley & Black Notley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Notley & Black Notley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ragley Close (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.