Crime Rates at Ongar Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NY

Ongar Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 75th 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 Ongar Road (CM1 3NY) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ongar Road (CM1 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chequers Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.