Crime Rates at Viaduct Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1GR

Viaduct Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 8th 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 Viaduct Road (CM1 1GR) in the last 12 months was 842.9 per 1,000 residents and was 536.9% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 371.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viaduct Road (CM1 1GR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.