Total Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Inchbonnie Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville , and the 265th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Inchbonnie Road (CM3 5FG) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inchbonnie Road (CM3 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Reeves Way. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guys Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Reeves Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Squire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Squire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Akenfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Beck | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crouch Beck | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bushey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guys Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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