Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northumberland Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 237th 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 Northumberland Close (CM7 9NL) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Close (CM7 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Vanguard Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Convent Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vanguard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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