Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Alderbury Lea area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield , and the 200th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderbury Lea (CM3 4XQ) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderbury Lea (CM3 4XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Deerhurst Chase. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderbury Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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