Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Donald Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 126th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Donald Way (CM2 9JB) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% higher than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Way (CM2 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burghley Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Donald Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitethorn Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burghley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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