Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Drugs 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rectory Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 46th 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 Rectory Road (CM1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (CM1 3HL), 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 Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurence Croft Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt'S Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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