Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 0ST
How much crime is recorded in CM7 0ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bocking
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
CM7 0STBraintree
How safe is CM7 0ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 0ST area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CM7 0STNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.84.6
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.