Crime Rates at Cunard Square, Chelmsford, CM1 1AU

Cunard Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 6th 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 Cunard Square (CM1 1AU) in the last 12 months was 1009.4 per 1,000 residents and was 662.6% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 448.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 262.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunard Square (CM1 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Square (174 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.