Crime Rate in The Colnes, ward

The Colnes has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 1787th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 277th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Colnes in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Colnes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Colnes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near De Vere Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.