Total Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 7.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Street area has the lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 13th 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 Church Street (CM8 2JH) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Witham West average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Church Street (CM8 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cressing Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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