Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Humber Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Humber Road (CM1 7PF) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humber Road (CM1 7PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tamar Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Humber Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwater Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wear Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boyne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Boyne Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Rise —
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Data Sources

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