Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bury Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 80th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Lane (CM3 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Lane (CM3 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Field. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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