Total Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cutting Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 104th highest crime rate of 483 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 Cutting Drive (CO9 1ER) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Halstead St Andrew's average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cutting Drive (CO9 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A131 (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cutting Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A131 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A131 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Close | Under investigation |
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