Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 4JS
How much crime is recorded in CM1 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Broomfield
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
CM1 4JSChelmsford
How safe is CM1 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 4JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4JSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.