Crime Rates at Keyes Way, Braintree, CM7 9TR

Keyes Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 226th 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 Keyes Way (CM7 9TR) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keyes Way (CM7 9TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.