Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 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 203.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stone Path Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Witham South , and the 14th highest crime rate of 483 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 Stone Path Drive (CM3 2LG) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 309.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stone Path Drive (CM3 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Bury Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stone Path Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabb'S Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Path Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabb'S Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Path Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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