Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hedingham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Halstead St Andrew's , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedingham Road (CO9 2DA) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedingham Road (CO9 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Factory Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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