Total Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moat Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield , and the 72nd 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 Moat Close (CM11 1NX) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moat Close (CM11 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brabner Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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