Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 196.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

First Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 40th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around First Avenue (CM1 1RU) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (CM1 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Fell Christy. Police recorded 44 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 First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell Christy —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell Christy —
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Data Sources

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