Crime Rates at Dane Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2SS

Dane 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 Dane Road (CM1 2SS) 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 Dane Road (CM1 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Epping Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.