Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whiteways Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteways Court (CM8 2EP) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteways Court (CM8 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteways Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Larkspur Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentley Road —
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Data Sources

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