Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.6 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 123.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cumberland Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 41st 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 Cumberland Crescent (CM1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Crescent (CM1 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Place. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cumberland Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portreath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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