Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 7AS
How much crime is recorded in CM2 7AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Baddow North & East
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
CM2 7ASChelmsford
How safe is CM2 7AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7AS 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
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 7ASNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary2.59.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.