Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchfields Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bumpstead , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfields Drive (CB9 7EU) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Bumpstead average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfields Drive (CB9 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Edith Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bumpstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Cavell Way | Under investigation |
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