Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1 7TP
How much crime is recorded in CM1 7TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Springfield North
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
CM1 7TPChelmsford
How safe is CM1 7TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM1 7TP 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
16.6
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 7TPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.