Crime Rate in Witham Central, ward

Witham Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 1340th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 104th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witham Central in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 339 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 444 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witham Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Coach House Way, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Spinks Lane (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.