Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Longfield area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 86th 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 Longfield (CM8 2SN) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield (CM8 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Hemingway Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hemingway 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hemingway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hemingway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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