Total Crime Rate

87.2 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Summerfields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hedingham , and the 98th 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 Summerfields (CO9 3HS) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Hedingham average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerfields (CO9 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alderford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hogarth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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