Total Crime Rate

381.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 381.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Arnhem Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 16th 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 Arnhem Road (CM1 2EN) in the last 12 months was 381.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnhem Road (CM1 2EN), 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 Arnhem Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnhem Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taylor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassino Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cassino Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tugby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Varden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salerno Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crushton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alamein Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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