Postcode · Braintree
Crime in CM77 7PY
How much crime is recorded in CM77 7PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braintree West & Rayne
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,676 (2024)
CM77 7PYBraintree
How safe is CM77 7PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM77 7PY 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
CM77 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.