Crime Rates at Highfield Stile Road, Braintree, CM7 9SD

Highfield Stile Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 144th highest 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 Highfield Stile Road (CM7 9SD) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Stile Road (CM7 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Convent Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.