Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 7DN
How much crime is recorded in CM2 7DN, 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
- 1,706 (2024)
CM2 7DNChelmsford
How safe is CM2 7DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7DN 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7DNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.