Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Arthur Court area has the 24th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 47th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arthur Court (CM1 4NE) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arthur Court (CM1 4NE), the main crime hotspot is near West Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arthur Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camelot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camelot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockelford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crushton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockelford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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