Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM7 9LS
How much crime is recorded in CM7 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Braintree
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
CM7 9LSBraintree
How safe is CM7 9LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM7 9LS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs3.32.4
Public order3.04.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.