Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wicklow Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wicklow Avenue (CM1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wicklow Avenue (CM1 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Darnay Rise. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wicklow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wickfield Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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