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Other theft in Chelmsford 12 months to June 2026
5.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,039 other theft offences in Chelmsford in the 12 months to June 2026, up 0.8% (8) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.5 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 190,570 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 145 offences October 2011: 166 offences November 2011: 148 offences December 2011: 190 offences January 2012: 182 offences February 2012: 120 offences March 2012: 187 offences April 2012: 148 offences May 2012: 191 offences June 2012: 167 offences July 2012: 205 offences August 2012: 262 offences September 2012: 196 offences October 2012: 169 offences November 2012: 157 offences December 2012: 133 offences January 2013: 145 offences February 2013: 124 offences March 2013: 132 offences April 2013: 146 offences May 2013: 119 offences June 2013: 109 offences July 2013: 122 offences August 2013: 165 offences September 2013: 105 offences October 2013: 110 offences November 2013: 105 offences December 2013: 106 offences January 2014: 112 offences February 2014: 75 offences March 2014: 107 offences April 2014: 112 offences May 2014: 84 offences June 2014: 115 offences July 2014: 116 offences August 2014: 159 offences September 2014: 118 offences October 2014: 83 offences November 2014: 103 offences December 2014: 89 offences January 2015: 84 offences February 2015: 81 offences March 2015: 90 offences April 2015: 77 offences May 2015: 70 offences June 2015: 115 offences July 2015: 92 offences August 2015: 142 offences September 2015: 90 offences October 2015: 83 offences November 2015: 101 offences December 2015: 83 offences January 2016: 68 offences February 2016: 91 offences March 2016: 90 offences April 2016: 95 offences May 2016: 117 offences June 2016: 106 offences July 2016: 111 offences August 2016: 144 offences September 2016: 99 offences October 2016: 99 offences November 2016: 87 offences December 2016: 102 offences January 2017: 103 offences February 2017: 109 offences March 2017: 120 offences April 2017: 108 offences May 2017: 114 offences June 2017: 115 offences July 2017: 141 offences August 2017: 110 offences September 2017: 77 offences October 2017: 109 offences November 2017: 122 offences December 2017: 93 offences January 2018: 110 offences February 2018: 96 offences March 2018: 127 offences April 2018: 93 offences May 2018: 94 offences June 2018: 126 offences July 2018: 113 offences August 2018: 124 offences September 2018: 110 offences October 2018: 113 offences November 2018: 115 offences December 2018: 120 offences January 2019: 126 offences February 2019: 117 offences March 2019: 98 offences April 2019: 108 offences May 2019: 117 offences June 2019: 103 offences July 2019: 122 offences August 2019: 91 offences September 2019: 91 offences October 2019: 100 offences November 2019: 100 offences December 2019: 86 offences January 2020: 104 offences February 2020: 111 offences March 2020: 56 offences April 2020: 47 offences May 2020: 60 offences June 2020: 77 offences July 2020: 81 offences August 2020: 91 offences September 2020: 98 offences October 2020: 67 offences November 2020: 73 offences December 2020: 75 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 72 offences March 2021: 91 offences April 2021: 76 offences May 2021: 105 offences June 2021: 84 offences July 2021: 108 offences August 2021: 112 offences September 2021: 99 offences October 2021: 128 offences November 2021: 101 offences December 2021: 104 offences January 2022: 103 offences February 2022: 93 offences March 2022: 121 offences April 2022: 85 offences May 2022: 102 offences June 2022: 136 offences July 2022: 130 offences August 2022: 98 offences September 2022: 121 offences October 2022: 112 offences November 2022: 116 offences December 2022: 98 offences January 2023: 108 offences February 2023: 82 offences March 2023: 114 offences April 2023: 104 offences May 2023: 136 offences June 2023: 121 offences July 2023: 118 offences August 2023: 101 offences September 2023: 85 offences October 2023: 103 offences November 2023: 99 offences December 2023: 89 offences January 2024: 99 offences February 2024: 86 offences March 2024: 114 offences April 2024: 106 offences May 2024: 93 offences June 2024: 83 offences July 2024: 111 offences August 2024: 98 offences September 2024: 63 offences October 2024: 91 offences November 2024: 88 offences December 2024: 109 offences January 2025: 83 offences February 2025: 59 offences March 2025: 90 offences April 2025: 80 offences May 2025: 91 offences June 2025: 68 offences July 2025: 89 offences August 2025: 89 offences September 2025: 79 offences October 2025: 85 offences November 2025: 92 offences December 2025: 91 offences January 2026: 83 offences February 2026: 72 offences March 2026: 104 offences April 2026: 75 offences May 2026: 84 offences June 2026: 96 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 2,678 (partial) — — June 2012 1,475 8.7 2012 June 2013 258 1.5 2013 June 2014 146 0.8 2014 June 2015 136 0.8 2015 June 2016 214 1.2 2016 June 2017 282 1.6 2017 June 2018 425 2.4 2018 June 2019 527 2.9 2019 June 2020 441 2.4 2020 June 2021 365 2.0 2021 June 2022 377 2.1 2022 June 2023 328 1.8 2023 June 2024 357 1.9 2024 June 2025 400 2.1 2025 June 2026 341 1.8 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Chelmsford Violence and sexual offences 6,453 offences 33.9per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,595 offences 8.4per 1,000 Public order 1,016 offences 5.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 966 offences 5.1per 1,000 Drugs 741 offences 3.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 721 offences 3.8per 1,000 Burglary 519 offences 2.7per 1,000 Other crime 341 offences 1.8per 1,000 Possession of weapons 142 offences 0.7per 1,000 Robbery 133 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 118 offences 0.6per 1,000 Theft from the person 114 offences 0.6per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Chelmsford