Crime Rates at Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1UP

Duke Street 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 Duke Street (CM1 1UP) in the last 12 months was 1371.0 per 1,000 residents and was 933.3% 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 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 658.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (CM1 1UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 394 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Square (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.