Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Priory Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 99th 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 Priory Court (CM3 2HE) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Court (CM3 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Toulmin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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