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Crime Rates in Braintree, local authority district

Crime Rate

69.4

Low 3/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Braintree, (local authority district) is 69.4 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 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 28.1 4/10

Anti-social behaviour 6.27 2/10

Criminal damage and arson 5.62 3/10

Other theft 5.53 4/10

Public order 5.2 4/10

Shoplifting 5.18 3/10

Vehicle crime 4.66 5/10

Burglary 2.86 3/10

Drugs 2.47 5/10

Other crime 1.62 4/10

Possession of weapons 0.586 3/10

Robbery 0.489 2/10

Bicycle theft 0.444 2/10

Theft from the person 0.432 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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 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 in local authority districts of Braintree (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Gosfield & Greenstead Green	29.4 low
2. Stour Valley South	32.4 low
3. Yeldham	34.8 low
4. Stour Valley North	35.4 low
5. Bumpstead	36.8 low
6. Great Notley & Black Notley	37.2 low
7. Rayne	42.7 low
8. Coggeshall	46.9 low
9. Halstead St Andrew's	50.2 low
10. The Colnes	51.7 low
11. Braintree South	53.2 low
12. Three Fields	54.4 low
13. Hedingham	55.4 low
14. Witham South	55.5 low
15. Hatfield Peverel & Terling	57.1 low
16. Bocking Blackwater	57.9 low
17. Bocking North	59 low
18. Braintree West	70 low
19. Witham North	70.1 low
20. Kelvedon & Feering	71 low
21. Witham West	73.9 low
22. Silver End & Cressing	74.9 low
23. Halstead Trinity	80.3 low
24. Bocking South	113 medium
25. Witham Central	147 medium
26. Braintree Central & Beckers Green	164 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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