Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Howbridge Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 189th highest 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 Howbridge Road (CM8 1BX) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howbridge Road (CM8 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Spinks Lane. Police recorded 38 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 Howbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1389 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tucker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1389 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B1389 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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