Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 206.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Broomfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 40th 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 Broomfield Road (CM1 4DU) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomfield Road (CM1 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1008, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broomfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rolands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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