Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Belvedere Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield , and the 87th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belvedere Road (CM3 4RD) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 202.4% higher than the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belvedere Road (CM3 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield

Crime Over Time in Belvedere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoynors Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Public order Rumsey Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rumsey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rumsey Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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