Total Crime Rate
125.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Randall Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 49th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Randall Close (CM8 1FP) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 130.7% higher than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Randall Close (CM8 1FP), the main crime hotspot is near Mortimer Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Witham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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