Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 4QA
How much crime is recorded in CM1 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
CM1 4QAChelmsford
How safe is CM1 4QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 4QA area, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.