Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 8QU
How much crime is recorded in CM2 8QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Galleywood
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
CM2 8QUChelmsford
How safe is CM2 8QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 8QU 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 8QUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.34.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.