Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Tobruk Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 145th 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 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tobruk Road (CM1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 34 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cassino Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassino Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnhem Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bounderby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Varden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alamein Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crushton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salerno Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taylor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camelot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camelot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tugby Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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