Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maltings Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 75th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maltings Road (CM2 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maltings Road (CM2 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydner Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maltings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heycroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercia Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Eastwood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastwood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Worcester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Westerings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Westerings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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