Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Townfield Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 212th 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 Townfield Street (CM1 1QL) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Townfield Street (CM1 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marconi| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Threadneedle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Springs | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Springs | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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