Total Crime Rate

344.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • 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

Wheatfield Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 18th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatfield Way (CM1 2RA) in the last 12 months was 344.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 238.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Way (CM1 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Grove. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft South Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rainsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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