Crime Rates at Mountbatten Road, Braintree, CM7 9UL

Mountbatten Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 167th 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 Mountbatten Road (CM7 9UL) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Road (CM7 9UL), 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.