Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Skiddaw Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Braintree South , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skiddaw Close (CM77 7UR) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Braintree South average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiddaw Close (CM77 7UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springmead (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skiddaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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