Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Townfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Townfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Threadneedle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgess Springs —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Springs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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