Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Witham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 19th 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 Witham Road (CM77 8PD) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 284.0% higher than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Road (CM77 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Road area

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Data Sources

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