Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plaiters Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 155th lowest 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 Plaiters Way (CM7 3AA) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaiters Way (CM7 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bartram Avenue North, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rustic Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plaiters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rustic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rustic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Georges View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Feather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Feather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Pits Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbread Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime De-Marci Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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