Total Crime Rate

48.7 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 48.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 213th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howbridge Road (CM8 1BY) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howbridge Road (CM8 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near B1389. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravel Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tucker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B1389 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1389 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1389 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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