Crime Rate in Moulsham Lodge, ward

Moulsham Lodge has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 1699th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 259th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Moulsham Lodge in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Moulsham Lodge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Moulsham Lodge ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tylers Close (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.