Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 3EE
How much crime is recorded in CM1 3EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Writtle & Highwood
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,335 (2024)
CM1 3EEChelmsford
How safe is CM1 3EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 3EE 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 3EENational
Burglary18.09.1
Shoplifting15.78.4
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Other theft7.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.