Total Crime Rate

52.8 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 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Lime Walk area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 229th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Walk (CM2 9NH) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Walk (CM2 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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