Total Crime Rate
120.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rayne Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 55th highest crime rate of 481 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 Rayne Road (CM7 2QP) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rayne Road (CM7 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bocking Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rue De Jeunes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rue De Jeunes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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