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Chelmsford: Rape survivor speaks out and hopes her words will help others
11:04 22/08/2026She shares that she writes poetry to help her navigate her feelings after being attacked more than seven years ago and hopes her words will help other women.
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Wildlife crime investigation leads to seizure of illegally-taxidermied goshawk
16:10 21/08/2026A taxidermied goshawk has been seized by our Rural Engagement Team because its owner didn’t have the correct licences
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Chelmsford: Significant drugs haul taken off the streets as dealer jailed
17:00 19/08/2026Watch neighbourhood officers arrest a man on a Chelmsford street before recovering a huge haul of Class A & B drugs and prescription-only pills plus £50,000 cash
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Rural engagement officers seize and recover 28 vehicles
17:00 11/08/2026Working to keep our rural communities safe, our Rural Engagement Team has seized 16 vehicles and recovered another 12 in six weeks
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Keeping football safe and fans connected: the role of Essex Police’s dedicated football officers
17:09 07/08/2026'Football supporters are our community and we want everyone to be able to support their team safely'
Crimes
About this crime map
This map uses data from local forces. The hotspots give only a loose idea of where crimes happened. Actual locations and details of crimes are kept anonymous.
Please note that not all crimes that occurred can be shown on the map.
188 incidents of Crime occurred in Essex Police could not be mapped to a location and therefore are not on this map. Learn more about how data is managed on police.uk.
Location anonymisation is accurate to 2022 population and housing developments.
Known issues with forces' data are set out in the changelog on data.police.uk.