Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walkers Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 146th 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 Walkers Close (CM1 6UW) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walkers Close (CM1 6UW), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perriclose | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wavell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Churchill Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Rise | Under investigation |
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