Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crosspath area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hedingham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crosspath (CO9 3QB) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosspath (CO9 3QB), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Meadow. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crosspath area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christmas Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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