Crime by Area in Braintree
Compare crime rates across all 26 wards in Braintree. Filter by crime type to find the safest and highest-crime areas. Click any ward to see specific hotspot locations.
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Top 10 Wards by Rate
All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate
All crime types| # | Ward | Rate /1k | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braintree Central & Beckers Green | 113.0 | 127 | chevron_right |
| 2 | Bocking South | 72.6 | 49 | chevron_right |
| 3 | Silver End & Cressing | 71.0 | 67 | chevron_right |
| 4 | Witham Central | 67.7 | 72 | chevron_right |
| 5 | Halstead St Andrew's | 63.3 | 47 | chevron_right |
| 6 | Witham West | 57.9 | 30 | chevron_right |
| 7 | Witham South | 57.6 | 36 | chevron_right |
| 8 | Braintree South | 56.4 | 30 | chevron_right |
| 9 | Hatfield Peverel & Terling | 55.1 | 33 | chevron_right |
| 10 | Bocking Blackwater | 49.1 | 48 | chevron_right |
| 11 | Witham North | 44.9 | 40 | chevron_right |
| 12 | Three Fields | 44.7 | 26 | chevron_right |
| 13 | Halstead Trinity | 41.7 | 37 | chevron_right |
| 14 | Great Notley & Black Notley | 40.2 | 41 | chevron_right |
| 15 | Bocking North | 37.4 | 28 | chevron_right |
| 16 | Hedingham | 36.1 | 12 | chevron_right |
| 17 | The Colnes | 33.0 | 19 | chevron_right |
| 18 | Kelvedon & Feering | 32.5 | 24 | chevron_right |
| 19 | Coggeshall | 32.3 | 26 | chevron_right |
| 20 | Stour Valley North | 31.3 | 7 | chevron_right |
| 21 | Yeldham | 31.2 | 7 | chevron_right |
| 22 | Stour Valley South | 29.1 | 11 | chevron_right |
| 23 | Bumpstead | 28.1 | 6 | chevron_right |
| 24 | Rayne | 28.0 | 10 | chevron_right |
| 25 | Gosfield & Greenstead Green | 18.2 | 2 | chevron_right |
| 26 | Braintree West | 17.8 | 17 | chevron_right |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which area of Braintree has the highest crime rate?
Braintree Central & Beckers Green has the highest crime rate in Braintree, with 113.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually. Click the ward name to see its specific hotspot locations.
Which is the safest ward in Braintree?
Braintree West has the lowest crime rate among Braintree's wards, with 17.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.
How many wards does Braintree have?
Braintree has 26 electoral wards with crime data available from police.uk.