Crime Rates at York Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AH

York Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 100th 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 York Road (CM2 0AH) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (CM2 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradford Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perrin Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.