Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.5 7/10
  • Other crime 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Fordwater Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bumpstead , and the 91st highest crime rate of 481 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 Fordwater Close (CO9 4BS) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% higher than the Bumpstead average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwater Close (CO9 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordwater Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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