Crime Rates at Bridge Street, Halstead, CO9 1HU

Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 9th highest crime rate of 483 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 Bridge Street (CO9 1HU) in the last 12 months was 262.4 per 1,000 residents and was 242.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (CO9 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 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.