Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hardy Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 107th 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 Hardy Walk (CM8 1FU) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Walk (CM8 1FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claydon Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allectus Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardy Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Claydon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claydon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allectus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haygreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hatfield Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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