Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 72.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Clay Pits area has the 28th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 133rd 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 Clay Pits (CM7 3LP) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Pits (CM7 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Rustic Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Pits area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kitchen Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Feather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Leywood 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De-Marci Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitchen Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitchen Field —
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Data Sources

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