Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Carriage Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 259th 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 Carriage Drive (CM1 6UY) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carriage Drive (CM1 6UY), the main crime hotspot is near Forsythia Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carriage Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddle Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clematis Tye Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tythe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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