Crime Rates at Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1HS

Duke Street 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 Duke Street (CM1 1HS) 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 Duke Street (CM1 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Square (174 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.