Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

De Vere Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 481 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 De Vere Road (CO6 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 192.2% 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 27 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 ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Vere Road (CO6 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near De Vere Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in De Vere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Vere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order De Vere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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