Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Romans Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 226th lowest 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 Romans Way (CM1 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Romans Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Lawford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paradise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucerne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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