Total Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brook Street area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (CO6 2JD) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the The Colnes average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Street (CO6 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oddcroft (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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