Crimes Committed Near Braintree, CM7 8QS in December 2025
Summary
Braintree, CM7 8QS is within the Witham South policing neighbourhood, under the Essex Police force area.
There were 22 crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Braintree, CM7 8QS can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 64 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Low
Bicycle theft: None
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Very Low
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
This is the 1 Anti-social behaviour crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Elsham Drive |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Under investigation |
Other theft
These are the 3 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Possession of weapons
These are the 2 Possession of weapons crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near The Mall | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near The Mall | Awaiting court outcome |
Public order
These are the 2 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Thatchers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Shoplifting
These are the 2 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 10 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Braintree, CM7 8QS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Coopers Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Elder Field | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ellen Way | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Pochard Way | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Queenborough Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ragley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.