Total Crime Rate

245.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 27th 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 Kings Road (CM1 2BA) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (CM1 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Christy Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christy Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christy Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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