Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farrow 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 Farrow Road (CM1 3TH) 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 Farrow Road (CM1 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Rodney Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rodney Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Way | — |
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