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Crime in CM1 2DR

How much crime is recorded in CM1 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,675 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM1 2DR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 2DR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2DRNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

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