Crime Rates at Sawkins Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 9SD

Sawkins Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 247th highest 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 Sawkins Gardens (CM2 9SD) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Great Baddow East average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawkins Gardens (CM2 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hopwood View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.