Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Station Industrial Estate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville , and the 114th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Industrial Estate (CM3 5JB) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Industrial Estate (CM3 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Coral Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodham Halt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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