Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Kings Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 172nd highest 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 Kings Road (CM1 4HP) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (CM1 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunrise Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunrise Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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