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

George Street 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 George Street (CM2 0JU) 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 George Street (CM2 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellmead, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shire Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bellmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmead Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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