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Postcode sector · Chelmsford

Crime in CM1 1

How much crime is recorded in CM1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Population
20,102 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM1 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CM1 1National
Violence and sexual offences52.823.6
Shoplifting26.98.4
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Public order11.34.6
Burglary10.39.1
Drugs10.32.4
Other theft8.34.5
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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