Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hamlet Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 182nd 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 Hamlet Road (CM2 0EU) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Road (CM2 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Friars Walk. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Friars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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