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

Riverside Retail Park 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 Riverside Retail Park (CM1 1AN) 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 Riverside Retail Park (CM1 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 227 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Retail Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regina Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobbs Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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