Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Hunts Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunts Drive (CM1 3HH) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (53.0 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunts Drive (CM1 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Lucerne Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pound Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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