Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Powers Hall End area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 222nd lowest 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 Powers Hall End (CM8 1NH) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powers Hall End (CM8 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Powers Hall End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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