Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langdale Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Moulsham Lodge , and the 72nd 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 Langdale Gardens (CM2 9QH) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 219.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Gardens (CM2 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langdale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Van Dieman'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterson Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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