Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mendip Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 232nd 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 Mendip Road (CM1 2HW) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Road (CM1 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheviot Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darnay Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wickfield Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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