Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Darnay Rise area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 177th 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 Darnay Rise (CM1 4XA) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnay Rise (CM1 4XA), 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 Darnay Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chuzzlewit Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estella Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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