Postcode · Witham
Crime in CM8 3SD
How much crime is recorded in CM8 3SD, 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 3SDWitham
How safe is CM8 3SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM8 3SD 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3SDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Public order5.14.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Drugs3.82.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.04.5
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.