Total Crime Rate

26.0 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 26.0 3/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Baddow Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 160th 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 Baddow Road (CM2 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baddow Road (CM2 9RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rothmans Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmerton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmerton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rothmans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothmans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothmans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothmans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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