Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley
Middle areaSouth Braintree. 9,034 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 54 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 195 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 77 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley compares
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Is Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (195), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (77).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Braintree
These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Braintree and not Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley alone. See Braintree
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley was £461,000 in 2025.
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley had 8,139 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.