Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 86th 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 Oak Road (CO9 1LS) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (CO9 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deacon Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deacon Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Gates Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurrell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deacon Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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