Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 483 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 2JW) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Witham West average (64.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (CM8 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemingway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemingway Road | — |
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