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	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	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%