Total Crime Rate

676.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 676.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 369.3 10/10
  • Other theft 65.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cawkwell Close area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 10th 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 Cawkwell Close (CM2 6SG) in the last 12 months was 676.1 per 1,000 residents and was 750.9% higher than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 392.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cawkwell Close (CM2 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Samuel Manor. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Crime Over Time in Cawkwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenner Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Littell Tweed Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Manor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littell Tweed Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Suffolk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Suffolk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clarence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kirk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenner Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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