Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rainsford Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 44th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainsford Avenue (CM1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainsford Avenue (CM1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Grove. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainsford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodier Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodier Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheatfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harrison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rainsford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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