Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 2TY
How much crime is recorded in CM1 2TY, 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
- 1,485 (2024)
CM1 2TYChelmsford
How safe is CM1 2TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 2TY 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2TYNational
Shoplifting20.68.4
Burglary13.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.62.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.