Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 4BL
How much crime is recorded in CM1 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Melbourne
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
CM1 4BLChelmsford
How safe is CM1 4BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 4BL 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
26.8
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary9.49.1
Shoplifting7.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.