Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Forest Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 79th 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 Forest Drive (CM1 2TS) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Drive (CM1 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterhouse Lane, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savernake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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