Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Traddles Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 25th 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 Traddles Court (CM1 4XZ) 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 Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Traddles Court (CM1 4XZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granger Row, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broomfield and The Walthams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bardell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dombey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Varden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crushton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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