Total Crime Rate

233.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lawford Lane area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 29th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawford Lane (CM1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% 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 Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawford Lane (CM1 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wykeham Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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