Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Windmill Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 141st highest 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 Windmill Road (CO9 1JN) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (CO9 1JN), 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 Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dooley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Monklands Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

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