Total Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cunnington Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 153rd 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 Cunnington Road (CM7 3DR) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cunnington Road (CM7 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatley Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunnington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rustic Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Badger Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cunnington Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cunnington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunnington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartram Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartram Avenue North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rustic Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rustic Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rustic Close | Under investigation |
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