Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sawkins Gardens 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 Sawkins Gardens (CM2 9SD) 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 Sawkins Gardens (CM2 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawkins Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chelmsford

Crime Over Time in Sawkins Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawkins Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopwood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawkins Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sawkins Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sawkins Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duffield Road

Data Sources

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.