Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 2SL
How much crime is recorded in CM1 2SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Writtle & Highwood
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
CM1 2SLChelmsford
How safe is CM1 2SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 2SL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2SLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.