Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 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 crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 26th 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 Fourth Avenue (CM1 4HA) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% lower than the Broomfield and The Walthams average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Fourth Avenue (CM1 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Fell Christy. Police recorded 44 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 Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1008 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1008 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell Christy —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell Christy —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1008 —
Sep 2025Burglary Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Courtlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1008 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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