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

Hatfield 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 Hatfield Road (CM8 1EG) 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 Hatfield Road (CM8 1EG), 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 Hatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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