Total Crime Rate
104.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelmsford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 219th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
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 Chelmsford Road (E18 2PR) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelmsford Road (E18 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Churchfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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