Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Giffins Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 200th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giffins Close (CM7 1HU) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Bocking South average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giffins Close (CM7 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Rue De Jeunes. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Giffins Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Comma Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godlings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rue De Jeunes Under investigation
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Data Sources

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