Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fountain Terrace area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rayne , and the 38th 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 Fountain Terrace (CM7 4RH) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Rayne average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fountain Terrace (CM7 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newland Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northampton Meadow (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braintree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Braintree Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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