Basildon vs Chelmsford Town

Basildon has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 8,623 crimes in the last 12 months. Chelmsford Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 6,772 crimes. Basildon scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basildon shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chelmsford Town shows -3.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Basildon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3,438 incidents). In Chelmsford Town, it is Violent Crime (2,839 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basildon recorded 897 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chelmsford Town recorded 528. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Basildon totalled 3,438 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,839 in Chelmsford Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Basildon recorded 9,371 crimes (now 8,623, a change of -8%). Chelmsford Town recorded 6,986 crimes previously (now 6,772, -3.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Basildon has a resolution rate of 34.2% and Chelmsford Town has 28.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Basildon falls within the Essex Police boundary. Chelmsford Town is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Basildon and Chelmsford Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.