Crime Rates at Chignal Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JR

Chignal Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chignal Road (CM1 2JR) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chignal Road (CM1 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherwell Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdon Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.