Crime Rates at Courtauld Road, Braintree, CM7 9BE

Courtauld Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 130th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Courtauld Road (CM7 9BE) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtauld Road (CM7 9BE), 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.