Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Melbourne Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 38th 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 Melbourne Avenue (CM1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Avenue (CM1 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Auckland Close. Police recorded 34 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 Melbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salerno Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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