Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Winchelsea Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 270th 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 Winchelsea Drive (CM2 9TL) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchelsea Drive (CM2 9TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 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.

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Crime Over Time in Winchelsea Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothmans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rothmans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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