Postcode · Halstead
Crime in CO9 4FE
How much crime is recorded in CO9 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,458 (2024)
CO9 4FEHalstead
How safe is CO9 4FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO9 4FE area, well 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.