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Crime in CM2 7

How much crime is recorded in CM2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Population
19,505 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM2 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM2 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary8.09.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs4.32.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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