Crime Rates at Dixon Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2AQ

Dixon Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 35th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dixon Avenue (CM1 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Avenue (CM1 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockelford Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.