Crime Rates at Church Street, Braintree, CM7 5LA

Church Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 132nd 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 Church Street (CM7 5LA) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CM7 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrington Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.