Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Searle Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 259th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Searle Close (CM2 9GB) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Searle Close (CM2 9GB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 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 Searle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadgate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spooner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spooner Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadgate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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