Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rustic Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 135th highest crime rate of 481 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 Rustic Close (CM7 3RX) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rustic Close (CM7 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 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 Rustic Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabs Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twelve Acres —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lie Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braiding Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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