Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bulrush Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 56th highest crime rate of 483 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 Bulrush Close (CM7 1WA) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulrush Close (CM7 1WA), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Bank. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bulrush Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Braintree Freeport Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Reed Meadows Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rye Grass Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braintree Freeport Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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