Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 8UL
How much crime is recorded in CM2 8UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Margaretting, Stock & Ramsden
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
CM2 8ULChelmsford
How safe is CM2 8UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 8UL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8ULNational
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 63% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.