Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedar Avenue West area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 166th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Avenue West (CM1 2XA) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Avenue West (CM1 2XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valletta Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coval Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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