Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Redmayne Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 224th 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 Redmayne Drive (CM2 9AF) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redmayne Drive (CM2 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookes Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redmayne Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mead Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widford Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrygarden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherrygarden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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