Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Auckland Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 52nd 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 Auckland Close (CM1 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Close (CM1 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Auckland Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Auckland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canberra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hobart Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melbourne Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salerno Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salerno Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Salerno Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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