Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 224th 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 Forest Road (CM8 2PS) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CM8 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Close. Police recorded 21 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 Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Motts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poplar Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spruce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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