Total Crime Rate

5292.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5292.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2525.3 10/10
  • Drugs 828.3 10/10
  • Public order 555.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 484.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.7 10/10
  • Other theft 161.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 161.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 141.4 10/10
  • Other crime 70.7 10/10
  • Robbery 60.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 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 highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1EA) in the last 12 months was 5292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3899.2% 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 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 3282.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 436 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (235 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Legg Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chelmsford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chelmsford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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