Total Crime Rate

424.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 424.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 316.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Puddings Wood Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 18th 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 Puddings Wood Lane (CM1 7FG) in the last 12 months was 424.4 per 1,000 residents and was 380.7% higher 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 337.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puddings Wood Lane (CM1 7FG), the main crime hotspot is near Puddings Wood Drive. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Puddings Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddings Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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