Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Braxted Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 71st 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 Braxted Road (CM8 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Witham West average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braxted Road (CM8 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Braxted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑