Total Crime Rate
173.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marconi Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 49th 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 Marconi Road (CM1 1LR) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marconi Road (CM1 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marconi| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ransomes Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chelmsford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Legg Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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