Total Crime Rate

560.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 560.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.3 10/10
  • Public order 79.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 481 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 Mill Lane (CM8 1BP) in the last 12 months was 560.9 per 1,000 residents and was 929.2% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 154.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 260.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (CM8 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Coach House Way. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1389 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1389 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime B1389 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guithavon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Guithavon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Guithavon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Guithavon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Guithavon Rise Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guithavon Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Chase —
Sep 2025Public order Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guithavon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach House Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawn Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coach House Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coach House Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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