Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wallasea Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 207th 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 Wallasea Gardens (CM1 6JY) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Springfield North average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallasea Gardens (CM1 6JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallasea Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dahlia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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