Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 2LU
How much crime is recorded in CM7 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braintree West & Rayne
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
CM7 2LUBraintree
How safe is CM7 2LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 2LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.54.6
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.