Crime Rates at Long Meadow, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7WD

Long Meadow area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Braintree South , and the 89th 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 Long Meadow (CM77 7WD) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Braintree South average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Meadow (CM77 7WD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ragley Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.