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Crime in CO5 9

How much crime is recorded in CO5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Population
18,944 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO5 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).

CO5 9National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

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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