Braintree West & Rayne
Middle areaSouth west Braintree. 8,481 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Braintree West & Rayne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Braintree West & Rayne
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree West & Rayne at a rate of 35.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 121 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Other crime | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Braintree West & Rayne compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Braintree West & Rayne safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree West & Rayne at a rate of 35.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree West & Rayne.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (121), anti-social behaviour (55) and other crime (39).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Braintree
These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Braintree and not Braintree West & Rayne alone. See Braintree
Braintree West & Rayne in brief
The median price paid for a home in Braintree West & Rayne was £380,000 in 2025.
Braintree West & Rayne had 7,948 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Braintree West & Rayne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Braintree West & Rayne, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.