Total Crime Rate

274.4 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 274.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Highfields Road area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfields Road (CM8 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 274.4 per 1,000 residents and was 283.7% higher than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfields Road (CM8 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cuppers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuppers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gimson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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