Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Regal Close 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 Regal Close (CM2 9RJ) 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 Regal Close (CM2 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Van Dieman'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spooner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whitfield Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spooner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spooner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spooner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadgate Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meadgate Terrace | Local resolution |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.