Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 0SP
How much crime is recorded in CM2 0SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chelmsford West
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
CM2 0SPChelmsford
How safe is CM2 0SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 86.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 0SP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
86.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
251
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).
CM2 0SPNational
Violence and sexual offences76.223.6
Shoplifting75.28.4
Anti-social behaviour27.910.7
Burglary15.59.1
Public order15.44.6
Drugs13.72.4
Other theft11.04.5
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Theft from the person5.02.1
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Robbery2.81.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.