Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • 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

Sheepcotes Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Witham West , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepcotes Lane (CM8 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepcotes Lane (CM8 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheepcotes Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abraham Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sheepcotes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rachael Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grooms Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rachael Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boars Tye Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rachael Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crittall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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