Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 173rd 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 Vicarage Avenue (CM8 1SA) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Avenue (CM8 1SA), 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.
View Crime In Witham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Mead | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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