Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 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 30.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chignal Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 188th 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 Chignal Road (CM1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chignal Road (CM1 2JB), 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 Chignal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
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Data Sources

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