Total Crime Rate

413.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 413.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Other theft 57.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.1 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princes Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 15th 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 Princes Road (CM2 9GE) in the last 12 months was 413.5 per 1,000 residents and was 912.9% higher than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (CM2 9GE), 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 Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grace Bartlett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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