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 5686.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4186.2% 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 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 321 (≈ 3242.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% 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 394 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (243 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.