Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorothy Sayers Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 226th 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 Dorothy Sayers Drive (CM8 2LY) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Witham West average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Sayers Drive (CM8 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dorothy Sayers Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Magnolia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Fall —
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Fall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Fall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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