Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Gloucester Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 133rd 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 Gloucester Avenue (CM2 9LD) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Moulsham Lodge average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Avenue (CM2 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Mews. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1007 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longstomps Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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