Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 29th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 65th 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 This (CM1 1TE) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CM1 1TE, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CM1 1TE area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue West —
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Data Sources

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