Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leather Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bumpstead , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Lane (CO9 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher than the Bumpstead average (36.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Lane (CO9 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leather Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leather Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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