Total Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 4.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Main Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (CM1 7AX) in the last 12 months was 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% lower than the Broomfield and The Walthams average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Main Road (CM1 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutherfords, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhall Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Broomfield and The Walthams

Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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