Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 1PP
How much crime is recorded in CM1 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chelmsford East
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,624 (2024)
CM1 1PPChelmsford
How safe is CM1 1PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 1PP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1PPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Drugs5.82.4
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.69.1
Shoplifting1.58.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.