Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Symmons Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 148th 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 Symmons Close (CM77 6TL) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Bocking South average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symmons Close (CM77 6TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gore Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medley Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Symmons Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philips Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philips Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnards Orchard

Data Sources

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