Total Crime Rate

384.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 384.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Braintree Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 6th 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 Braintree Road (CM8 2DB) in the last 12 months was 384.3 per 1,000 residents and was 605.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braintree Road (CM8 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Braintree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cypress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templemead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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