Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Conrad Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 98th highest crime rate of 483 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 Conrad Road (CM8 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conrad Road (CM8 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Conrad Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virgil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blake Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Road —
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 Virgil Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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