Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 92.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 60.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beadon Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 91st highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beadon Drive (CM7 1DS) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beadon Drive (CM7 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Notley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beadon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Challis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beadon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nineacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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