Total Crime Rate

1645.9 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 1645.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1019.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.2 10/10
  • Other theft 129.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Drugs 43.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
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 Basin area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 3rd 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 Springfield Basin (CM2 6YQ) in the last 12 months was 1645.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1143.6% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 22.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 258.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Basin (CM2 6YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Basin area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coates Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
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Data Sources

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