Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Croft area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 138th highest crime rate of 481 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 High Croft (CO6 2HE) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the The Colnes average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Croft (CO6 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Croft area

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Data Sources

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