Crime Rates at Railway Street, Braintree, CM7 3GY

Railway Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 238th lowest 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 Railway Street (CM7 3GY) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (CM7 3GY), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.