Crime Rates at Coldnailhurst Avenue, Braintree, CM7 5PU

Coldnailhurst Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 45th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coldnailhurst Avenue (CM7 5PU) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher than the Bocking North average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldnailhurst Avenue (CM7 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wentworth Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanders Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.