Total Crime Rate

435.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

351.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 435.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 351.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 335.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wavell Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 17th 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 Wavell Close (CM1 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 435.1 per 1,000 residents and was 731.3% higher than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 351.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavell Close (CM1 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Mccarthy Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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