Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 6LL
How much crime is recorded in CM2 6LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chelmsford East
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
How safe is CM2 6LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 142.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 6LL 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
142.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
311
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 6LLNational
Violence and sexual offences129.123.6
Shoplifting38.58.4
Public order31.64.6
Drugs26.02.4
Criminal damage and arson23.44.7
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Other theft16.64.5
Burglary16.59.1
Other crime4.91.5
Possession of weapons4.70.9
Theft from the person3.22.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.61.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.