Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 105.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elm Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 104th 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 Elm Road (CM2 0JL) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (CM2 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherrygarden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrygarden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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