Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pertwee Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pertwee Drive (CM2 8DY) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pertwee Drive (CM2 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumtree Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Baddow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craiston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Mews | Under investigation |
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