Total Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tulip Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Springfield North , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tulip Close (CM1 6XA) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Springfield North average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tulip Close (CM1 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Forsythia Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 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 | Public order | Pump Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harness Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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