Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Moulsham Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 100th highest 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 Moulsham Street (CM2 0JH) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulsham Street (CM2 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moulsham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrygarden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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