Postcode · Witham
Crime in CM8 2YD
How much crime is recorded in CM8 2YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Witham
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,242 (2024)
How safe is CM8 2YD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM8 2YD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CM8 2YDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft7.04.5
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.