Total Crime Rate

59.8 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Churchill Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 168th 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 Churchill Avenue (CO9 2BE) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 450.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Avenue (CO9 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Reynolds Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sudbury Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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