Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Witham South , and the 46th highest crime rate of 483 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 The Street (CM3 2DY) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Witham South average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (CM3 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Swan Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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