Crime Rate in Moulsham and Central, ward

Moulsham and Central has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 158th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 13th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Moulsham and Central in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 230.3% higher than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Moulsham and Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,402 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 39 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 21.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,851 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Moulsham and Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 688 crimes here, including 350 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.