Crime Rates at Perryfields, Braintree, CM7 1FW

Perryfields 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 Perryfields (CM7 1FW) 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 Perryfields (CM7 1FW), the main crime hotspot is near Notley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.