Crime Rates at Nursery Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PL

Nursery Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Road (CM2 9PL) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (CM2 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mews Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapleford Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.