Crime Rates at Paddock Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 6SS

Paddock Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 92nd lowest 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 Paddock Drive (CM1 6SS) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Springfield North average (46.4 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 Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Drive (CM1 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wavell Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forsythia Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.