Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

The Chase area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 208th highest 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 The Chase (CM2 7JU) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Great Baddow East average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (CM2 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chelmsford

Crime Over Time in The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Foxholes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabor'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snelling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lyster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑