Braintree

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Braintree.

Population
153,091
People in Employment
72,525 (76.5%)
People Inactive
18,820 (19.8%)
People Unemployed
3,475 (3.7%)
Number Of Jobs
53k
Median Salary
£29,336
Mean Salary
£34,411

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Braintree. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Braintree for 2024

Braintrees most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,489 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,201 crimes. Which is an decrease of 712 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 5,489 390
Getting Better
Public order 1,101 85
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 1,353 81
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 993 78
Getting Better
Other theft 956 73
Getting Better
Shoplifting 578 55
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 694 51
Getting Better
Burglary 458 27
Getting Better
Drugs 415 25
Getting Better
Other crime 254 17
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 120 8
Getting Better
Theft from the person 79 7
Getting Better
Robbery 56 5
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 89 4
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Braintree

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Braintree Central & Beckers Green has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Braintree, with 1413 crimes and 139 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Bumpstead has 81 crimes and 29 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Braintree Central & Beckers Green 103 10
Witham Central 80 12
Bocking Blackwater 78 8
Bocking South 53 8
Braintree West 52 9
Witham North 49 7
Silver End & Cressing 48 7
Halstead Trinity 43 7
Witham West 42 6
Halstead St Andrew's 34 5
Great Notley & Black Notley 34 3
Witham South 33 5
Bocking North 31 6
Hedingham 27 4
Hatfield Peverel & Terling 25 4
Three Fields 25 4
Braintree South 23 3
Coggeshall 23 4
Kelvedon & Feering 20 4
The Colnes 20 3
Gosfield & Greenstead Green 14 6
Stour Valley South 13 4
Rayne 11 4
Yeldham 10 4
Bumpstead 9 3
Stour Valley North 6 2

Crime map for Braintree

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Braintree

The average property price in Braintree is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Braintree is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Braintree could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £605,261.45 £364,532.37 £298,073.18 £182,719.24
2022 £585,525.46 £356,365.09 £293,699.36 £180,491.66
2021 £519,614.26 £317,608.65 £264,504.22 £167,525.66
2020 £475,144.27 £293,607.23 £244,862.55 £159,903.44
2019 £468,112.81 £288,597.58 £240,372.74 £160,761.23
2018 £473,123.59 £291,179.10 £243,096.24 £165,021.97
2017 £456,011.17 £280,086.61 £234,844.44 £162,982.52
2016 £420,149.63 £259,303.67 £218,312.61 £148,705.84
2015 £377,140.59 £232,873.34 £196,871.86 £133,731.35
2014 £345,686.13 £214,393.98 £181,975.66 £124,052.25
2013 £312,245.99 £193,112.15 £164,495.43 £112,391.43
2012 £307,379.74 £190,219.56 £161,855.63 £112,571.36
2011 £305,364.11 £187,817.03 £159,458.59 £113,063.14
2010 £303,596.42 £188,714.70 £160,595.53 £114,219.77

Property prices over time for Braintree

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Braintree

The median salary in Braintree is £29,336 and the mean salary in Braintree is £34,411.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
53k
Median Salary
£29,336
Annual Percentage Change
10.3%
Mean Salary
£34,411

Salary comparison between Braintree and East

See how Braintree compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Braintree ranks 15 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
St Albans 52k £36,416 -1.9% £56,468 12.8%
South Cambridgeshire 71k £35,367 4.9% £40,105 -1.3%
North Hertfordshire 53k £35,179 19.5% £40,413 15.6%
East Hertfordshire 52k £34,659 13.8% £50,553 19.2%
Brentwood 25k £34,561 26.6% £56,097 0.0%
Cambridge 46k £34,165 9.7% £39,909 2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA 117k £33,686 11.4% £36,988 10.2%
Broxbourne 33k £32,996 21.3% £39,457 25.7%
Rochford 24k £32,685 2.8% £39,835 1.8%
Three Rivers 33k £32,665 11.6% £43,085 11.3%
Epping Forest 37k £31,370 9.3% £40,872 14.9%
Chelmsford 50k £30,977 5.1% £36,828 0.7%
Thurrock UA 54k £30,696 4.4% £34,156 2.4%
Watford 30k £29,915 3.7% £36,794 11.9%
Dacorum 52k £29,431 7.8% £34,983 5.9%
Bedford UA 74k £29,225 9.8% £33,852 7.5%
Huntingdonshire 74k £29,066 2.9% £32,399 4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA 49k £28,717 4.2% £35,412 4.6%
Stevenage 29k £28,393 20.1% £31,170 7.0%
Colchester 68k £28,121 15.7% £36,704 18.8%
Basildon 56k £27,926 3.4% £33,398 6.7%
Castle Point 26k £27,865 0.0% £35,537 10.0%
Hertsmere 33k £27,837 5.5% £32,125 1.1%
Broadland 41k £27,028 9.1% £31,596 16.8%
West Suffolk 57k £27,000 4.8% £32,964 1.7%
Babergh 33k £26,911 0.8% £33,212 -6.0%
Harlow 31k £26,893 8.2% £29,180 4.9%
South Norfolk 42k £26,654 0.3% £30,801 5.4%
Fenland 38k £26,537 12.9% £29,811 13.6%
Mid Suffolk 43k £26,183 2.4% £31,515 11.1%
Great Yarmouth 31k £26,164 17.4% £27,611 9.1%
Norwich 41k £25,802 2.5% £29,927 -4.5%
Luton UA 65k £25,402 4.2% £28,032 5.4%
East Suffolk 91k £24,886 6.5% £28,665 8.0%
Ipswich 58k £24,846 4.5% £28,637 8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 53k £24,778 9.5% £28,449 6.4%
Breckland 47k £24,659 2.1% £26,526 3.0%
Peterborough UA 75k £24,421 -0.6% £29,370 3.4%
North Norfolk 25k £23,864 4.8% £25,505 1.6%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%

See how Braintree compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for Braintree

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
370 485 1,350 245 310 330 300 350 365 105 195 975 595 50 120 195 425