Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 30.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Roman Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Roman Road (CM2 0EX) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Moulsham Lodge average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Roman Road (CM2 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 238 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Roman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Friars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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