Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Camulus Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 166th 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 Camulus Close (CM7 3JG) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camulus Close (CM7 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Approach, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camulus Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Croft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Station Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Farm Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camulus Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camulus Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wickham Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Hill —
Apr 2026Other crime Wickham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maltings View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinovantian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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