Crime Rate in Goat Hall, ward

Goat Hall has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 1933rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 298th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Goat Hall in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Goat Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Goat Hall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.