Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coppins Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 103rd 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 Coppins Close (CM2 6AY) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coppins Close (CM2 6AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Court, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camborne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oxford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coppins Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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