Total Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Epping Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Epping Way (CM8 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 275.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 146.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Way (CM8 1NQ), 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 Epping Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cuppers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuppers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tucker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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