Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melville Heath area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood , and the 69th lowest 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 Melville Heath (CM3 5FT) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Heath (CM3 5FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Squire Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornish Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starboard View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Reynolds Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Reynolds Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Littlecroft Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornish Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornish Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Squire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Squire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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