Crime Rates at Derwent Way, Chelmsford, CM1 2LP

Derwent Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 116th 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 Derwent Way (CM1 2LP) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Way (CM1 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherwell Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.