Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 6XT
How much crime is recorded in CM1 6XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Springfield South & Coronation Park
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
CM1 6XTChelmsford
How safe is CM1 6XT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 6XT 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6XTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.