Total Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Constance Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 234th lowest 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 Constance Close (CM8 1XY) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Constance Close (CM8 1XY), the main crime hotspot is near Maldon Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Constance Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Benton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pitt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maldon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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