Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Back Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (CM3 8BN) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher than the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (CM3 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geffrey Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pease Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pease Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pease Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pease Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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