Total Crime Rate

101.2 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Springfield Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 106th 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 Springfield Road (CM2 6JS) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (CM2 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobbs Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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