Total Crime Rate
129.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashdown Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 51st 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 Ashdown Close (CM77 7FR) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Bocking South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashdown Close (CM77 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Queenborough Lane. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grantham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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