Halstead St Andrew's, Braintree: Safety
Safety
Halstead St Andrew's has a strong safety record. In 2024, it recorded 51.3 crimes per 1,000 people — well below the UK average of 91.6. That gap has stayed consistent through to 2026.
Anti-social behaviour is particularly low here, sitting at less than half the UK average across all three years. Violent crime figures are in line with how police record minor incidents and fall below the national rate per 1,000 residents.
The neighbouring Halstead Trinity neighbourhood sees higher crime across most categories, which means St Andrew's stands out as the safer neighbourhood within the town. Overall, you're looking at a settled community where crime levels stack up well both locally and nationally.
Source: police-recorded crime for Halstead St Andrew's ward (Essex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Halstead St Andrew's ward: Essex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Halstead St Andrew's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
69.5
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
The Colnes
42.8
Higher than
Gosfield & Greenstead Green
24.5
Similar to
Halstead Trinity
71.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Halstead St Andrew's ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences38%38%
- Shoplifting19%8%
- Anti-social behaviour8%14%
- Public order7%6%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Vehicle crime5%5%
- Other theft5%7%
- Burglary4%3%
- Other crime3%2%
- Drugs3%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
