Crime Rates at Wordsworth Court, Chelmsford, CM1 4HL

Wordsworth Court area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 172nd 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 Wordsworth Court (CM1 4HL) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Court (CM1 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milton Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.