Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 7SX
How much crime is recorded in CM2 7SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Galleywood
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
How safe is CM2 7SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 7SX area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 7SXNational
Burglary21.29.1
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.