Total Crime Rate
1290.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tindal Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 5th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tindal Square (CM1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 1290.3 per 1,000 residents and was 874.9% 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 151.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 612.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tindal Square (CM1 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 443 crimes here, including 255 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marconi| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threadneedle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Threadneedle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Springs | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Springs | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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