Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greene 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.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamboo Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greene View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haskell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bamboo Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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