Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Seabrights Cottages area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 127th lowest 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 Little Seabrights Cottages (CM2 7SU) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Seabrights Cottages (CM2 7SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heycroft Way, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craiston Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heycroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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