Postcode district · Bures
Crime in CO8
How much crime is recorded in CO8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 7,682 (2024)
CO8Postcode district · Bures
How safe is CO8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CO8National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.