Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Roman Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 55th 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 Roman Road (CM2 0HA) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (CM2 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 238 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Can Bridge Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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