Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterhouse Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 51st 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 Waterhouse Lane (CM1 2RY) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterhouse Lane (CM1 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andrews Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bilton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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