Crime Rates at Cowell Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2BY

Cowell Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 76th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowell Avenue (CM1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowell Avenue (CM1 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.