Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millers Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 132nd lowest 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 Millers Close (CM7 5LN) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millers Close (CM7 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Hadley Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashpole Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Lillies | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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