Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glebe Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 483 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 Glebe Crescent (CM8 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Witham West average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebe Crescent (CM8 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hemingway Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Glebe Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Acres Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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