Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 6EE
How much crime is recorded in CM2 6EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelmer Village
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
How safe is CM2 6EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 6EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 6EENational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Shoplifting15.68.4
Public order6.94.6
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.