Crime Rate in Witham North, ward

Witham North has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 2388th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 366th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witham North in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witham North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 72 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.