Total Crime Rate

913.2 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 913.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 472.6 10/10
  • Public order 157.5 10/10
  • Other theft 52.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Other crime 41.1 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 7th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1PA) in the last 12 months was 913.2 per 1,000 residents and was 590.0% 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 207 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 634.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CM1 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tindal Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tindal Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tindal Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tindal Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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