Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goodwin Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 219th 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 Goodwin Close (CM2 9GX) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Great Baddow East average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goodwin Close (CM2 9GX), the main crime hotspot is near Meadgate Terrace. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goodwin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Searle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harberd Tye Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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