Total Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 14.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Great Cob area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Cob (CM1 6LA) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Cob (CM1 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Cob area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushleydale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pump Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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