Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Upper Bridge Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 119th 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 Upper Bridge Road (CM2 0BA) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 17 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% 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 15 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrygarden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rookes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkinson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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