Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 173.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 72.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wickfield Ash area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 48th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickfield Ash (CM1 4UT) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 228.0% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickfield Ash (CM1 4UT), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickfield Ash area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wickfield Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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