Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 3FB
How much crime is recorded in CM7 3FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silver End & Stisted
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
How safe is CM7 3FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 3FB 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3FBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.