Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 0TF
How much crime is recorded in CM2 0TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moulsham West
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,847 (2024)
CM2 0TFChelmsford
How safe is CM2 0TF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 0TF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 0TFNational
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary2.19.1
Drugs1.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.