Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Widford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 177th highest 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 Widford Road (CM2 9AL) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Widford Road (CM2 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moulsham Lodge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grace Bartlett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Widford Road | Under investigation |
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