Crime Rates at Woodland Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2AT

Woodland Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 80th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (CM1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (CM1 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.