Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mount Hill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 97th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Hill (CO9 1AF) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Halstead St Andrew's average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Hill (CO9 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Dooley Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Tythings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Monklands Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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