Total Crime Rate

328.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 328.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldlay Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 20th 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 Goldlay Avenue (CM2 0TW) in the last 12 months was 328.2 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 156.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 198.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldlay Avenue (CM2 0TW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldlay Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Van Dieman'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1060 —
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Data Sources

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