Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Yew Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Witham South , and the 171st 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 Yew Close (CM8 2PW) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Witham South average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Close (CM8 2PW), 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 Yew Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wright Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Grove —
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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