Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 3XP
How much crime is recorded in CM7 3XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braintree South
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
CM7 3XPBraintree
How safe is CM7 3XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 3XP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 3XPNational
Shoplifting34.68.4
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Other theft7.04.5
Public order6.94.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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.