Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 1YN
How much crime is recorded in CM7 1YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Notley & Black Notley
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
CM7 1YNBraintree
How safe is CM7 1YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 1YN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 1YNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft0.54.5
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.