Postcode · Witham
Crime in CM8 3QL
How much crime is recorded in CM8 3QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silver End & Stisted
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
CM8 3QLWitham
How safe is CM8 3QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM8 3QL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 3QLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Other theft9.64.5
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.