Total Crime Rate

1545.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1545.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 956.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.0 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
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

Wharf Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 4th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (CM2 6LU) in the last 12 months was 1545.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1064.8% higher than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 248.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (CM2 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 432 crimes here, including 280 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1099 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
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Data Sources

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