Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fifth Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 170th 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 Fifth Avenue (CM1 4HB) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (CM1 4HB), 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 Fifth Avenue area

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

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