Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 7SD
How much crime is recorded in CM1 7SD, 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
- 1,673 (2024)
CM1 7SDChelmsford
How safe is CM1 7SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 7SD area, well 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 7SDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.