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Crime in CM7 3

How much crime is recorded in CM7 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Population
15,706 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM7 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM7 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs4.42.4
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% 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.

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