Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dame Mary Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Colnes , and the 176th 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 Dame Mary Walk (CO9 2FF) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the The Colnes average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dame Mary Walk (CO9 2FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colne Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larks Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dame Mary Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larks Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larks Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nether Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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