Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Partridge Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 151st 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 Partridge Avenue (CM1 4JG) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Partridge Avenue (CM1 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Alamein Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Merlin Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
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