Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elgin Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 100th 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 Elgin Avenue (CM1 1TN) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (CM1 1TN), the main crime hotspot is near Elgin Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coval Wells Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rainsford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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