Crime Rates at South Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8HE

South Hanningfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rettendon and Runwell , and the 224th 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 South Hanningfield Road (CM3 8HE) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Hanningfield Road (CM3 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Works Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marks Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.