Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • 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

Bowers Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 63rd 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 Bowers Close (CM8 3SL) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowers Close (CM8 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Joseph Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowers Close area

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Data Sources

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