Crime Rates at Nickleby Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4UF

Nickleby Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 177th 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 Nickleby Road (CM1 4UF) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average (53.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nickleby Road (CM1 4UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickens Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.