Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sucklings Yard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bumpstead , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 481 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 Sucklings Yard (CB9 7DB) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Bumpstead average (31.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sucklings Yard (CB9 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claywall Bridge, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blois Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sucklings Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Cavell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blois Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Haverhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blois Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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