Total Crime Rate
185.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Court One area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 21st highest crime rate of 483 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 Court One (CM8 2QG) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 186.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Court One (CM8 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Campbell Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemingway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemingway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaseway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Virgil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Virgil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Road | — |
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