Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hoffmanns Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoffmanns Way (CM1 1GU) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoffmanns Way (CM1 1GU), 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 Hoffmanns Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
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 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Regina Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
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

Data Sources

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