Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Station Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 26th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (CM3 2DS) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CM3 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Path Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rainbow Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stone Path Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Path Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Path Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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