Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Primrose Hill area has the 45th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 105th 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 Primrose Hill (CM1 2FZ) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill (CM1 2FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 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 Primrose Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltese Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodier Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodier Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltese Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rainsford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coval Wells Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valletta Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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