Crime Rates at Park Drive, Braintree, CM7 1AP

Park Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 76th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Drive (CM7 1AP) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Drive (CM7 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worcester Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.