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Crime in CO8 5

How much crime is recorded in CO8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Population
7,682 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO8 5, 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).

CO8 5National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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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