Postcode · Halstead
Crime in CO9 1BL
How much crime is recorded in CO9 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halstead Central & West
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
CO9 1BLHalstead
How safe is CO9 1BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO9 1BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CO9 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary6.99.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.