Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gulls Croft area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gulls Croft (CM7 3RT) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gulls Croft (CM7 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gulls Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkins Way 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 2026Vehicle crime Willingale Road 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 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Pits Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cunnington Road Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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