Crime Rates at Writtle Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3BP

Writtle Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 118th 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 Writtle Road (CM1 3BP) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Marconi average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Writtle Road (CM1 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.