Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lime Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 115th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (CM8 2PA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Close (CM8 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lime Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Fall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Fall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Magnolia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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