Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Madeline Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 34th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Madeline Place (CM1 4XD) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.1% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeline Place (CM1 4XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickens Place, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wardle Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madeline Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chuzzlewit Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Madeline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darnay Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Dickens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dickens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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