Total Crime Rate

107.0 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Grove Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 67th 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 Grove Cottages (CM8 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Cottages (CM8 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Newland Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bellcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stepfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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