Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 7LT
How much crime is recorded in CM2 7LT, 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
- 1,510 (2024)
CM2 7LTChelmsford
How safe is CM2 7LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7LTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary5.19.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.