Total Crime Rate

502.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 502.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 404.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodhouse Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 12th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Lane (CM1 7EU) in the last 12 months was 502.9 per 1,000 residents and was 472.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 145 (≈ 421.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Lane (CM1 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Puddings Wood Drive. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Puddings Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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