Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tobruk Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 127th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tobruk Road (CM1 2EL) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tobruk Road (CM1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tobruk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salerno Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Salerno Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bounderby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cassino Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salerno Way —
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Data Sources

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