Total Crime Rate

60.0 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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Edmund Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 167th 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 Edmund Road (CM8 1NU) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Road (CM8 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Alfreg Road. Police recorded 47 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 Edmund Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Blunts Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfreg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allectus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tostig Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tostig Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfreg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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