Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Sparkey Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 202nd highest 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 Sparkey Close (CM8 1QR) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparkey Close (CM8 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benton Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sparkey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Benton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Mills Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halfacres Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pitt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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