Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.2 3/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Crabbs Hill area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crabbs Hill (CM3 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabbs Hill (CM3 2NZ), 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 Crabbs Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stone Path Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Path Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close 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
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Data Sources

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