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Crime in CM1 3HS

How much crime is recorded in CM1 3HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Writtle & Highwood
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,175 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM1 3HS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 3HS 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 3HSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs4.62.4
Burglary4.39.1
Public order4.34.6
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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