Postcode district · Braintree
Crime in CM7
How much crime is recorded in CM7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 62,013 (2024)
CM7Postcode district · Braintree
How safe is CM7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM7, 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
CM7National
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.