Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Richards Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richards Close (CM8 1GE) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Close (CM8 1GE), 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 Richards Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tucker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guithavon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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