Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurence Croft area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 157th 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 Laurence Croft (CM1 3LN) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurence Croft (CM1 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurence Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Lucerne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunt'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pound Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nicholas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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