Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 1TE
How much crime is recorded in CM7 1TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braintree South
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
How safe is CM7 1TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 1TE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1TENational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.