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Crime · Witham
Reported crime in central Witham
4,738 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 160 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
4,738
Rate / 1,000
160
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,594 | 34% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,041 | 22% |
| Shoplifting | 529 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 342 | 7% |
| Public order | 230 | 5% |
| Other theft | 217 | 5% |
| Burglary | 211 | 4% |
| Bicycle theft | 125 | 3% |
| Drugs | 116 | 2% |
| Other crime | 101 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 98 | 2% |
| Robbery | 73 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 44 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 17 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 160 | 143 | 126 | 108 | 112 | 116 | 135 | 113 | 131 | 151 | 145 | 154 | 1594 |
| Anti social behaviour | 115 | 86 | 92 | 78 | 82 | 72 | 90 | 51 | 88 | 97 | 104 | 86 | 1041 |
| Shoplifting | 47 | 88 | 44 | 29 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 46 | 30 | 42 | 529 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 342 |
| Public order | 24 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 230 |
| Other theft | 20 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 217 |
| Burglary | 23 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 211 |
| Bicycle theft | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 125 |
| Drugs | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 116 |
| Other crime | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 101 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 98 |
| Robbery | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 44 | ||
| Theft from the person | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Total | 504 | 447 | 382 | 313 | 372 | 338 | 424 | 378 | 381 | 421 | 389 | 389 | 4738 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Witham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 29,539.