Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greene View area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greene View (CM7 1DF) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greene View (CM7 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Bamboo Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greene View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamboo Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greene View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haskell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bamboo Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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