Crime Rates at The Ridings, Chelmsford, CM2 9RR

The Ridings area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 266th 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 The Ridings (CM2 9RR) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (CM2 9RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.