Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cressing Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 60th 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 Cressing Road (CM8 2SW) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressing Road (CM8 2SW), 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 Cressing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virgil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virgil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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