Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

The Coverts area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 241st 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 The Coverts (CM1 3LL) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Coverts (CM1 3LL), 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 The Coverts area

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

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