Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marconi Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 212th 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 Marconi Road (CM1 1QB) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marconi Road (CM1 1QB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marconi Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ransomes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chelmsford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chelmsford Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Legg Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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