Crime Rates at Helston Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6JF

Helston Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 189th lowest 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 Helston Road (CM1 6JF) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Springfield North average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helston Road (CM1 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forsythia Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.