Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 5AE
How much crime is recorded in CM7 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,204 (2024)
CM7 5AEBraintree
How safe is CM7 5AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 5AE 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5AENational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 72% 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.