Total Crime Rate

233.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 233.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • 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
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

Kings Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 31st 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 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (CM1 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Christy Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Lichfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Christy Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lichfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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