Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Halfacres area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 74th 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 Halfacres (CM8 1QX) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halfacres (CM8 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfacres, 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 Halfacres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halfacres Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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