Crime Rate in Rettendon and Runwell, ward

Rettendon and Runwell has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 2972nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 465th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rettendon and Runwell in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rettendon and Runwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 175 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rettendon and Runwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.