Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 3WT
How much crime is recorded in CM1 3WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Writtle & Highwood
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
CM1 3WTChelmsford
How safe is CM1 3WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 3WT area, well 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3WTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft5.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.