Postcode district · Chelmsford
Crime in CM1
How much crime is recorded in CM1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 93,940 (2024)
CM1Postcode district · Chelmsford
How safe is CM1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CM1National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Shoplifting11.18.4
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.