Total Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutland 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.
View Crime In Marconi| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dombey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodhall Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerset Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Essex Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowlin Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowlin Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowlin Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Avenue | Under investigation |
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