Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wicklow Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 162nd highest 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 Wicklow Avenue (CM1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wicklow Avenue (CM1 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darnay Rise, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennine Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wicklow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pickwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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