Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.3 8/10
  • Other theft 68.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 74th 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 Hillside Grove (CM2 9DA) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 209.4% higher than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Grove (CM2 9DA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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