Crime Rates at High Street, Braintree, CM7 1JS

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CM7 1JS) in the last 12 months was 596.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1118.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 293.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM7 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.