Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 4NU
How much crime is recorded in CM7 4NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
CM7 4NUBraintree
How safe is CM7 4NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 4NU area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4NUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary10.49.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.42.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.