Total Crime Rate
1371.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
658.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 5th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road South (CM1 1LN) in the last 12 months was 1371.0 per 1,000 residents and was 933.3% higher than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 658.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road South (CM1 1LN), 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.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tindal Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tindal Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tindal Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tindal Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chelmsford | Awaiting court outcome |
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