Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 127th 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 St Johns Road (CM1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CM1 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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