Crime Rates at Highfield Close, Braintree, CM7 9SB

Highfield Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Close (CM7 9SB) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Close (CM7 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Convent Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Convent Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.