Total Crime Rate

284.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 284.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawk Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Rettendon and Runwell , and the 25th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawk Lane (SS11 7RL) in the last 12 months was 284.0 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% higher than the Rettendon and Runwell average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 142.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawk Lane (SS11 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Battlesbridge. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawk Lane area

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Data Sources

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