Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pines Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pines Road (CM1 2EY) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pines Road (CM1 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Auckland Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pines Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hobart Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
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Data Sources

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