Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Park Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 121st highest crime rate of 481 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 Mill Park Drive (CM7 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Park Drive (CM7 1TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braintree Freeport, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bamboo Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Park Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greene View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Freeport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamboo Crescent

Data Sources

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