Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fountain 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fountain Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Braintree Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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