Total Crime Rate

1290.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1290.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 412.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.6 10/10
  • Public order 167.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.3 10/10
  • Other theft 67.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 51.6 10/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other crime 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cathedral Walk 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 Cathedral Walk (CM1 1NX) 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 Cathedral Walk (CM1 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 442 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threadneedle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Threadneedle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Springs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgess Springs
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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