Crime Rates at High Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1DH

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 2nd 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 High Street (CM1 1DH) in the last 12 months was 3367.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2437.9% higher 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 296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 388 (≈ 1716.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM1 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 679 crimes here, including 341 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.