Crime Rates at High Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1DU

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 3rd 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 1DU) in the last 12 months was 1570.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1083.7% 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 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 47.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 530.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM1 1DU), 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.