Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Abbotsleigh Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville , and the 229th 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 Abbotsleigh Road (CM3 5SR) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsleigh Road (CM3 5SR), 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 Abbotsleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydene Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Squire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Squire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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