Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moran Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 272nd lowest 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 Moran Avenue (CM1 7DB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moran Avenue (CM1 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broomfield and The Walthams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cumberland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Crescent | — |
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