Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Court Two area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 481 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 Two (CM8 2QN) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Two (CM8 2QN), 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 Two area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hemingway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hemingway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cressing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hemingway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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