Total Crime Rate

85.5 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harewood Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 136th 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 Harewood Road (CM1 3DH) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Road (CM1 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delamere Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Epping Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savernake Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rothbury Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Catherine'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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