Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 7PB
How much crime is recorded in CM2 7PB, 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
- 1,952 (2024)
CM2 7PBChelmsford
How safe is CM2 7PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7PB area, above 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 7PBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Other theft6.84.5
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.