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Crime Rates in Braintree, local authority district

Crime Rate

63.8

63.8

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in Braintree, (local authority district) is 63.8 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Braintree (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 29.2 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 5.6 1/10
Other theft 4.72 3/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.67 2/10
Public order 4.44 3/10
Shoplifting 3.97 2/10
Vehicle crime 2.96 3/10
Drugs 2.51 4/10
Burglary 2.23 2/10
Other crime 1.85 4/10
Possession of weapons 0.683 3/10
Robbery 0.483 2/10
Theft from the person 0.283 1/10
Bicycle theft 0.187 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Braintree (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Braintree (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Braintree (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Braintree (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Braintree
    LAD
  • East of England
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Braintree (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Braintree (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Stour Valley South28.3 low
2. Gosfield & Greenstead Green28.7 low
3. Stour Valley North33.6 low
4. Rayne34 low
5. Yeldham34.9 low
6. Bumpstead36.1 low
7. Great Notley & Black Notley39.5 low
8. The Colnes39.7 low
9. Hedingham42.9 low
10. Three Fields43.5 low
11. Witham South44.6 low
12. Kelvedon & Feering44.9 low
13. Bocking Blackwater45.1 low
14. Coggeshall47.7 low
15. Braintree West48.4 low
16. Hatfield Peverel & Terling50.7 low
17. Braintree South52.4 low
18. Halstead St Andrew's60.1 low
19. Witham North63.4 low
20. Bocking North64.1 low
21. Witham West65.9 low
22. Silver End & Cressing72.6 low
23. Halstead Trinity76.1 low
24. Bocking South95 low
25. Braintree Central & Beckers Green116 medium
26. Witham Central120 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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