Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 3GN
How much crime is recorded in CM1 3GN, 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
- 1,733 (2024)
CM1 3GNChelmsford
How safe is CM1 3GN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 3GN area, below 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3GNNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary9.69.1
Drugs8.92.4
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.