Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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
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

Rutland Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 78th 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 Rutland Road (CM1 4BW) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Road (CM1 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Cowlin Mead. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Woodhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowlin Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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