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Crime in CM2 7FP

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

Neighbourhood
Great Baddow South & West
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,728 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM2 7FP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7FP 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 7FPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 99% 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.

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