Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Patching Hall Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 249th 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 Patching Hall Lane (CM1 4BY) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Broomfield and The Walthams average (88.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patching Hall Lane (CM1 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patching Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddy Downs Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patching Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patching Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvedon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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