Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benbow Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood , and the 33rd 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 Benbow Drive (CM3 5FP) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood average (26.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benbow Drive (CM3 5FP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Benbow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starboard View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culver Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Squire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starboard View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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