Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 9DN
How much crime is recorded in CM7 9DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
CM7 9DNBraintree
How safe is CM7 9DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 9DN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 9DNNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.