Total Crime Rate

89.8 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Firwoods Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 90th 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 Firwoods Road (CO9 1NF) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firwoods Road (CO9 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Parker Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firwoods Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Church View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grange Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grange Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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