Total Crime Rate

1570.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

530.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1570.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 540.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 530.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 409.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.2 10/10
  • Drugs 114.1 10/10
  • Public order 97.3 10/10
  • Other theft 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road South area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 3rd 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 South (CM1 1LL) in the last 12 months was 1570.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1083.7% higher than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 47.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 530.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road South (CM1 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 324 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Square (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Townfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Townfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shire Gate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelmsford —
Apr 2026Drugs Chelmsford Local resolution
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Data Sources

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