Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 192nd highest 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 Lodge Road (CM1 3HY) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (CM1 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucerne Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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