Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newnham Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 122nd lowest 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 Newnham Close (CM7 2PR) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newnham Close (CM7 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworthy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peel Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworthy Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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