Crime Rates at Russet Close, Braintree, CM7 1DR

Russet Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russet Close (CM7 1DR) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russet Close (CM7 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.