Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldingham Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 175th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldingham Drive (CM7 1DD) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldingham Drive (CM7 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Marlowe Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haskell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlowe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longleaf Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Longleaf Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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