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Crime Rates in Braintree, local authority district

Crime Rate

65.6

65.6

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in Braintree, (local authority district) is 65.6 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 29.3 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 5.71 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 5 2/10
Other theft 4.96 3/10
Public order 4.64 3/10
Shoplifting 4.47 2/10
Vehicle crime 3.31 4/10
Drugs 2.65 4/10
Burglary 2.13 2/10
Other crime 1.89 4/10
Possession of weapons 0.65 3/10
Theft from the person 0.341 2/10
Robbery 0.245 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.238 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 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 South27.8 low
2. Gosfield & Greenstead Green32.7 low
3. Bumpstead32.7 low
4. Rayne35.9 low
5. Stour Valley North37.5 low
6. Yeldham38 low
7. Great Notley & Black Notley41.4 low
8. The Colnes43.6 low
9. Hedingham45.4 low
10. Bocking Blackwater50.8 low
11. Witham South50.9 low
12. Coggeshall51.8 low
13. Hatfield Peverel & Terling51.9 low
14. Three Fields52.6 low
15. Kelvedon & Feering53.5 low
16. Braintree South53.9 low
17. Braintree West55.7 low
18. Witham North64.8 low
19. Halstead St Andrew's66.4 low
20. Witham West71.5 low
21. Bocking North72.4 low
22. Silver End & Cressing80.8 low
23. Halstead Trinity86.6 low
24. Bocking South109 low
25. Braintree Central & Beckers Green133 medium
26. Witham Central138 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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