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Crime in CM77 8

How much crime is recorded in CM77 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Population
21,452 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM77 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM77 8, 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
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Shoplifting7.18.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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.

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