Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moulsham Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 209th 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 Moulsham Street (CM2 0JW) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Moulsham Lodge average (37.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulsham Street (CM2 0JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradford Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapleford Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moulsham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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