Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Notley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 85th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Notley Road (CM7 1HH) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Notley Road (CM7 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Notley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Great Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rifle Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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