Crime Rates at Hereford Drive, Braintree, CM7 9FX

Hereford Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 181st lowest 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 Hereford Drive (CM7 9FX) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Drive (CM7 9FX), the main crime hotspot is near Sheene Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.