Crime Rates at Townfield Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QL

Townfield Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 257th lowest 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 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townfield Street (CM1 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.