Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Ravel Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 179th lowest 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 Ravel Avenue (CM8 1QA) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravel Avenue (CM8 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfacres, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawson Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravel Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halfacres Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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