Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Mead area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Mead (CM8 1RZ) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Mead (CM8 1RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Mead (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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