Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Writtle Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 118th 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 Writtle Road (CM1 3BT) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Writtle Road (CM1 3BT), 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 Writtle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Rothbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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