Is Braintree safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Braintree safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Braintree scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Braintree scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Braintree: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 51.8780° N, 0.5500° E in Essex, Braintree maintains a regional distance of 62.3 km SW to London.
Essex
51.8780° N, 0.5500° E
68 m
Europe/London
43,215
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United Kingdom)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United Kingdom travel advice & laws.
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