Overview of Braintree crime rate
The most frequent crime categories include Violence and sexual offences (41.7%), Anti-social behaviour (9.0%), and Criminal damage and arson (8.3%). The least common crimes are Theft from the person (0.7%), Robbery (0.6%), and Bicycle theft (0.6%).
Within Braintree’s 26 wards, those with higher crime rates feature Braintree Central & Beckers Green (189.2), Witham Central (124.0), and Halstead Trinity (95.7). The most secure wards include Bumpstead (33.3), Gosfield & Greenstead Green (29.2), and Stour Valley North (28.4).
Examining Postcode districts overlapping Braintree, higher crime rates are seen in CM77 (112.1), CM8 (77.8), and CM7 (75.0). The safest districts are CO5 (53.1), CO8 (41.5), and CO6 (40.9).
Braintree crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 4661 (41.7)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1002 (9.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 922 (8.3)%
- Other theft – 895 (8.0)%
- Public order – 881 (7.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 689 (6.2)%
- Shoplifting – 688 (6.2)%
- Burglary – 462 (4.1)%
- Drugs – 392 (3.5)%
- Other crime – 245 (2.2)%
- Possession of weapons – 115 (1.0)%
- Theft from the person – 76 (0.7)%
- Robbery – 71 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 68 (0.6)%
How does Braintree compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Braintree is compared against
Crime rates in Braintree wards
There are 26 wards within Braintree. Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Witham Central, Halstead Trinity has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 26 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green (189.2)
- Witham Central (124.0)
- Halstead Trinity (95.7)
- Witham North (92.9)
- Bocking South (92.8)
- Witham West (79.6)
- Bocking North (76.0)
- Silver End & Cressing (70.2)
- Braintree South (69.5)
- Halstead St Andrew’s (68.3)
- Bocking Blackwater (62.5)
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling (59.8)
- Kelvedon & Feering (57.8)
Analyze trends and crime types for Braintree wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Braintree
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Braintree. Highest crime rates in CM77, CM8, CM7 .
- CM77 – 112.1
- CM8 – 77.8
- CM7 – 75.0
- CB9 – 66.1
- CO10 – 63.1
- CO9 – 61.2
- CM9 – 60.3
- CM6 – 57.2
- CM3 – 54.5
- CO5 – 53.1
- CO8 – 41.5
- CO6 – 40.9
Postcode districts in Braintree
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