Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield , and the 103rd 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 The Square (CM4 9JE) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CM4 9JE), the main crime hotspot is near Orton Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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