Postcode · Halstead
Crime in CO9 2LU
How much crime is recorded in CO9 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halstead Central & West
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,216 (2024)
How safe is CO9 2LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO9 2LU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order6.14.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.