Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amcotes Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 184th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amcotes Place (CM2 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amcotes Place (CM2 9HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amcotes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burghley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Van Dieman'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterson Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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