Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jasmine Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 238th highest 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 Jasmine Close (CM1 6XL) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jasmine Close (CM1 6XL), 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.
View Crime In Springfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaiger Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forsythia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmonde Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayne Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tythe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montgomery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clematis Tye | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forsythia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddle Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trenchard Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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