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Crime Rates in Braintree, local authority district

Crime Rate

64.5

64.5

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Braintree, (local authority district) is 64.5 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 29.4 4/10
Anti-social behaviour 5.52 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.89 2/10
Other theft 4.78 3/10
Public order 4.49 3/10
Shoplifting 4.19 2/10
Vehicle crime 3.04 3/10
Drugs 2.56 4/10
Burglary 2.16 2/10
Other crime 1.85 4/10
Possession of weapons 0.65 3/10
Robbery 0.47 3/10
Theft from the person 0.277 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.193 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 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 South29.6 low
2. Gosfield & Greenstead Green31.1 low
3. Stour Valley North35.5 low
4. Rayne36.1 low
5. Bumpstead38 low
6. Yeldham38.2 low
7. Great Notley & Black Notley41.7 low
8. The Colnes42.5 low
9. Hedingham45.7 low
10. Three Fields47.6 low
11. Kelvedon & Feering49.9 low
12. Witham South50.1 low
13. Bocking Blackwater50.1 low
14. Coggeshall51.8 low
15. Braintree West54.2 low
16. Hatfield Peverel & Terling55.3 low
17. Braintree South57.4 low
18. Halstead St Andrew's64 low
19. Witham North68.2 low
20. Bocking North70.5 low
21. Witham West71.5 low
22. Silver End & Cressing79.4 low
23. Halstead Trinity84.2 low
24. Bocking South106 low
25. Braintree Central & Beckers Green128 medium
26. Witham Central130 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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