Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 6AF
How much crime is recorded in CM2 6AF, 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
- 1,484 (2024)
CM2 6AFChelmsford
How safe is CM2 6AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 6AF 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6AFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting13.48.4
Burglary9.69.1
Other theft4.84.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.