Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Purbeck Court area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Court (CM2 8YX) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Court (CM2 8YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gardeners, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duffield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Chase
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gardeners Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopwood View Under investigation

Data Sources

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