Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Harberd Tye area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 220th highest 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 Harberd Tye (CM2 9GH) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harberd Tye (CM2 9GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Link (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harberd Tye area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spooner Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spooner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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