Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 4BU
How much crime is recorded in CM7 4BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,334 (2024)
CM7 4BUBraintree
How safe is CM7 4BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 4BU 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 4BUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 81% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.