Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelmsford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmsford Road (SG14 2AE) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Hertford Sele average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Road (SG14 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mimram Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mimram Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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