Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 150.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 139.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Halstead Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 37th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halstead Road (CO6 2GP) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 319.4% higher than the The Colnes average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halstead Road (CO6 2GP), the main crime hotspot is near De Vere Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Halstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kemsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Vere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order De Vere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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