Crime Rates at Estella Mead, Chelmsford, CM1 4XH

Estella Mead area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 64th lowest 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 Estella Mead (CM1 4XH) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Estella Mead (CM1 4XH), 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.