Crime Rates at Valley Road, Braintree, CM7 9BJ

Valley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (CM7 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CM7 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Courtauld Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.