Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Courtyard 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 The Courtyard (CM7 9DE) 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 The Courtyard (CM7 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillips Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtauld Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | River Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollybrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtauld Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bradfords Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bawn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilgrim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rana Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Gate | — |
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