Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sculpins Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rayne , and the 13th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sculpins Lane (CM7 4AY) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 599.0% higher than the Rayne average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 165.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 217.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sculpins Lane (CM7 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Randolph Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sculpins Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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