Crime Rates at Cornwall Gardens, Braintree, CM7 9LF

Cornwall Gardens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 197th 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 Cornwall Gardens (CM7 9LF) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Gardens (CM7 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Vanguard Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.