Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Motts Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 30th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Motts Close (CM7 5RT) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 161.1% higher than the Bocking North average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 178.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Motts Close (CM7 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near John English Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Motts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pygot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motts Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Bungalows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Pasture Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Pasture Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pygot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saunders Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hare Pond Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime John English Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John English Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Panfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millam Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pygot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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