Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 25.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 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
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

Sunrise 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 Sunrise Avenue (CM1 4JP) 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 Sunrise Avenue (CM1 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Crescent. Police recorded 29 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 Sunrise Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borda Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvedon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gloucester Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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