Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 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 136.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Meades area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 70th 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 The Meades (CM2 0GT) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meades (CM2 0GT), 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 The Meades area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shire Gate —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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