Crime Rates at Century Drive, Braintree, CM77 8YL

Century Drive area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Century Drive (CM77 8YL) in the last 12 months was 601.8 per 1,000 residents and was 435.2% higher than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 185.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Century Drive (CM77 8YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braintree Freeport, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Century Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.