Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Redcliffe Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 168th 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 Redcliffe Road (CM2 0JP) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcliffe Road (CM2 0JP), 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 Redcliffe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shire Gate

Data Sources

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