Crime Rates at Writtle Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3BP

Writtle Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 90th 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 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Writtle Road (CM1 3BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Savernake Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hainault Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.