Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reuben Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reuben Walk (CO6 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reuben Walk (CO6 2SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reuben Walk (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reuben Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Homefield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Castings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hayhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Castings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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