Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 7RF
How much crime is recorded in CM1 7RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelmer Village
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,842 (2024)
CM1 7RFChelmsford
How safe is CM1 7RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 7RF area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7RFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.