Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 9LS
How much crime is recorded in CM2 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moulsham East
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,609 (2024)
CM2 9LSChelmsford
How safe is CM2 9LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 9LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.