Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elms Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 256th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elms Drive (CM1 1RH) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 900.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Drive (CM1 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ransomes Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townfield Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Townfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ransomes Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alan Cherry Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransomes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Townfield Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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