Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arbour Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 152nd 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 Arbour Lane (CM1 7SB) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Springfield North average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arbour Lane (CM1 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobbs Place, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chichester Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Springfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbs Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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