Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Lodge Tye area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Lodge Tye (CM1 6GZ) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Lodge Tye (CM1 6GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnell Gate, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honor Link (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petunia Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honor Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petunia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Daisy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Daisy Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frances Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burnell Gate | Under investigation |
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