Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Redhills Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville , and the 56th 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 Redhills Road (CM3 5UL) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 264.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redhills Road (CM3 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near Bancrofts Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redhills Road area

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Data Sources

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