Total Crime Rate

104.2 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 104.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bradshaw Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 69th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradshaw Gardens (CM8 1YL) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradshaw Gardens (CM8 1YL), the main crime hotspot is near Alfreg Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradshaw Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfreg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfreg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claydon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claydon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams Croft —
Sep 2025Public order Haygreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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