Total Crime Rate

80.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Parkfields area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hedingham , and the 116th 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 Parkfields (CO9 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkfields (CO9 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Meadow (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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