Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Nursery Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 196th lowest 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 Nursery Road (CM2 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Moulsham Lodge average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (CM2 9PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godfreys Mews, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapleford Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hayes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs New London Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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