Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gloucester Crescent area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 84th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Crescent (CM1 4NG) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Crescent (CM1 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milton Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunrise Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunrise Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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