Crime Rates at Brownings Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 4HT

Brownings Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownings Avenue (CM1 4HT) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownings Avenue (CM1 4HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.