Crime Rates at Church Street, Braintree, CM7 5JY

Church Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 481 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 Church Street (CM7 5JY) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 299.8% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CM7 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nowell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.