Crime Rates at Hillside Gardens, Braintree, CM7 1EJ

Hillside Gardens area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 150th 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 Hillside Gardens (CM7 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Gardens (CM7 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Notley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.