Total Crime Rate

192.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Royal Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Cottages (CM7 5DF) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 299.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Cottages (CM7 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Capel Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Capel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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