Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walford Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Coggeshall , and the 128th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walford Way (CO6 1PR) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Coggeshall average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walford Way (CO6 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Geoffrey Blackwell Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneham Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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