Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ravensbourne Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 116th 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 Ravensbourne Drive (CM1 2SL) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravensbourne Drive (CM1 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Epping Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ravensbourne Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rothbury Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beeches Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Benedict Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravensbourne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Catherine'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savernake Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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