Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Cowlin Mead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 87th 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 Cowlin Mead (CM1 4FJ) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowlin Mead (CM1 4FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Place. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowlin Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddy Downs Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patching Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patching Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portreath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
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Data Sources

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