Total Crime Rate

3.9 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 3.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 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
  • 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

Blackwood Chine area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood , and the 11th 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 Blackwood Chine (CM3 5FZ) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences 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 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwood Chine (CM3 5FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwood Chine area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cornish Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornish Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Reynolds Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Reynolds Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starboard View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Anson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornish Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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