Total Crime Rate

913.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 913.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 472.6 10/10
  • Public order 157.5 10/10
  • Other theft 52.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Other crime 41.1 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 7th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1AA) in the last 12 months was 913.2 per 1,000 residents and was 590.0% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 207 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 634.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tindal Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Regina Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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