Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baddow Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 92nd 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 Baddow Road (CM2 9QR) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Great Baddow East average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baddow Road (CM2 9QR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baddow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitfield Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Van Dieman'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spooner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadgate Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spooner Close —
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Data Sources

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