Total Crime Rate
1371.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
658.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cannon Mews 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 Cannon Mews (CM1 1HU) in the last 12 months was 1371.0 per 1,000 residents and was 933.3% 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 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 658.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cannon Mews (CM1 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 324 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Square (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Market Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tindal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tindal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tindal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmsford | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmsford | — |
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