Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Church End Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rettendon and Runwell , and the 151st lowest 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 Church End Avenue (SS11 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Rettendon and Runwell average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church End Avenue (SS11 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ilgars Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rettendon and Runwell

Crime Over Time in Church End Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viking Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tidworth Avenue
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Viking Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Canewdon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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