Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warley Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warley Close (CM7 9EU) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warley Close (CM7 9EU), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cunnington Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Badger Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartram Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beaumont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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