Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vauxhall Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vauxhall Drive (CM7 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Bocking South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vauxhall Drive (CM7 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rayne Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pod'S Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
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