Total Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwallis Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood , and the 81st 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 Cornwallis Drive (CM3 5YE) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood average (26.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Drive (CM3 5YE), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Row. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwallis Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culver Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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