Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Court Fifteen area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 50th 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 Court Fifteen (CM8 2QA) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Fifteen (CM8 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Fifteen area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cressing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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