Crime Rates at Christy Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2BG

Christy Avenue 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 Christy Avenue (CM1 2BG) 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 Christy Avenue (CM1 2BG), 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.