Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 194.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 17th highest crime rate of 483 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 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 466.1% higher than the Rayne average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sculpins Lane (CM7 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Randolph Avenue. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 42 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Randolph Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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