Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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

Upper Bridge Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 157th 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 Upper Bridge Road (CM2 0BA) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Bridge Road (CM2 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Rookes Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrygarden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherrygarden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mead Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkinson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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