Total Crime Rate

30.1 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 30.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitlock Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bumpstead , and the 158th 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 Whitlock Drive (CO9 4EE) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Bumpstead average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitlock Drive (CO9 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitlock Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitlock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitlock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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