Total Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rickstones Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 153rd 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 Rickstones Road (CM8 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rickstones Road (CM8 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Campbell Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Witham West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tarecroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
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