Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Anchor Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Anchor Street (CM2 0AU) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Anchor Street (CM2 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradford Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapleford Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Anchor Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shire Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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