Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gutters Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 143rd highest 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 Gutters Lane (CM1 7BT) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Broomfield and The Walthams average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gutters Lane (CM1 7BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashford Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petersfield (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gutters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rolands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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