Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 4EX
How much crime is recorded in CM7 4EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Braintree
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,073 (2024)
CM7 4EXBraintree
How safe is CM7 4EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 4EX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 4EXNational
Violence and sexual offences50.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order12.94.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary8.89.1
Drugs7.72.4
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.