Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 2BB
How much crime is recorded in CM1 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
CM1 2BBChelmsford
How safe is CM1 2BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 2BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting17.78.4
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft7.64.5
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Drugs5.82.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.