Total Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Nalla Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 14th lowest 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 Nalla Gardens (CM1 4AU) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Nalla Gardens (CM1 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1008, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nalla Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Portreath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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