Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newland Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 199th 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 Newland Street (CM8 2FS) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newland Street (CM8 2FS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 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 | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Sainty Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Sainty Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Sainty Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abercorn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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