Chelmsford crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Chelmsford postcode area is 98.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 22.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 102% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 32.8% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 146% of national crime rate which puts Chelmsford on 22. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 9.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 5.6k cases and has increased by 18.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	36.6%	46. highest	102%	22.3k	-10.1%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	9.7%	13. lowest	60%	5.9k	-28.0%
Vehicle crime →	9.2%	22. highest	146%	5.6k	18.4%
Other theft crime →	8.5%	32. highest	105%	5.2k	2.3%
Public order crime →	7.5%	46. highest	95%	4.6k	-19.2%
Shoplifting crime →	7.4%	45. highest	101%	4.5k	32.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.4%	38. lowest	91%	4.5k	-5.2%
Burglary crime →	4.8%	32. highest	112%	2.9k	13.8%
Drugs crime →	3.2%	30. highest	115%	1.9k	-6.4%
Other crime →	1.8%	46. highest	98%	1.1k	-5.6%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.1%	36. highest	101%	685	-6.2%
Possession of weapons crime →	1.1%	26. highest	117%	668	5.4%
Theft from the person crime →	0.9%	41. highest	44%	528	-13.6%
Robbery crime →	0.8%	47. highest	64%	498	20.3%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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