Total Crime Rate

638.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 638.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.3 10/10
  • Public order 63.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Drugs 54.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Other crime 23.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
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

Courtaulds Mews area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Courtaulds Mews (CM7 1FS) in the last 12 months was 638.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1224.7% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 274.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtaulds Mews (CM7 1FS), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courtaulds Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godlings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Square —
Sep 2025Public order Great Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Side —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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