Crime Rates at Poplar Close, Halstead, CO9 1YD

Poplar Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (CO9 1YD) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the The Colnes average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (CO9 1YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parsonage Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtauld Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.