Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Meadow Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rettendon and Runwell , and the 202nd highest 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 Meadow Road (CM3 8DU) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Rettendon and Runwell average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (CM3 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near South View Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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