Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warley Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 481 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 Warley Close (CM7 9EE) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warley Close (CM7 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bocking Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscawen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jellicoe Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Way | — |
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