Crime Rate in Braintree West, ward

Braintree West has the lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 335th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 24th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Braintree West in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Braintree West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Braintree West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lister Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.