Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Catherines Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Catherines Road (CM1 2SP) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Road (CM1 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Catherines Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savernake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benedict Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rothbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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