Crime Rate in Witham, ward

Witham has the highest crime rate of 15 wards in Boston district and the 192nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 14th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witham in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Boston district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 341 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.