Crime Rates at New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1NT

New Street 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 New Street (CM1 1NT) in the last 12 months was 5292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3899.2% 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 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 3282.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (CM1 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 442 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (240 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.