Total Crime Rate

3367.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1716.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 3367.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1716.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1309.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 601.8 10/10
  • Public order 314.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 225.7 10/10
  • Other theft 203.5 10/10
  • Drugs 194.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 92.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 75.2 10/10
  • Burglary 75.2 10/10
  • Robbery 57.5 10/10
  • Other crime 44.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

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 Moulsham Street (CM2 0LR) in the last 12 months was 3367.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2437.9% higher than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 388 (≈ 1716.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulsham Street (CM2 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 679 crimes here, including 341 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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