Total Crime Rate

328.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 328.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tideswell Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 6th highest crime rate of 483 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 Tideswell Close (CM7 9FR) in the last 12 months was 328.1 per 1,000 residents and was 570.5% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tideswell Close (CM7 9FR), the main crime hotspot is near Broadoaks Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tideswell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitchen Field —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linfold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridport Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kitchen Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadoaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadoaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitchen Field —
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Data Sources

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