Total Crime Rate

255.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chelmsford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hutton East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

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 Chelmsford Road (CM15 8SA) in the last 12 months was 255.0 per 1,000 residents and was 468.1% higher than the Hutton East average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Road (CM15 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Fen Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmsford Road area

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Data Sources

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