Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Welland Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welland Avenue (CM1 2JN) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% 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 24 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welland Avenue (CM1 2JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cherwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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