Total Crime Rate

5686.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3242.4 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 5686.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 3242.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2484.9 10/10
  • Drugs 989.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 666.7 10/10
  • Public order 565.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.0 10/10
  • Other theft 212.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 131.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 101.0 10/10
  • Robbery 60.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.6 8/10
  • Other crime 50.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
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

Tindal Square area has the highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 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 Tindal Square (CM1 1EH) in the last 12 months was 5686.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4186.2% 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 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 321 (≈ 3242.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tindal Square (CM1 1EH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tindal Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/207)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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