Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 3rd 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 St Johns Avenue (CM2 0UB) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around St Johns Avenue (CM2 0UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mews Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moulsham Lodge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mews Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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