Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Drugs 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longmore Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 67th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longmore Avenue (CM2 7NT) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% higher than the Great Baddow East average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmore Avenue (CM2 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Mascalls Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spalding Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mascalls Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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