Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maltings Court area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Witham South , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 483 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 Maltings Court (CM8 1XG) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Witham South average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maltings Court (CM8 1XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinkham Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richards Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Maltings Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purcell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halcyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howbridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pinkham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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