Total Crime Rate

512.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.8 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 512.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Other theft 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
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

Willoughby Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 12th 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 Willoughby Drive (CM2 6UT) in the last 12 months was 512.5 per 1,000 residents and was 508.6% higher than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Drive (CM2 6UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Way, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caswell Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caswell Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkely Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeffcut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramshaw Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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