Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 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 168.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 123.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Romans Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 50th 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 Romans Place (CM1 3JD) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 218.8% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -2.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romans Place (CM1 3JD), 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 Romans Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station 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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurence Croft Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pound Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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