Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 9PR
How much crime is recorded in CM2 9PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moulsham West
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
CM2 9PRChelmsford
How safe is CM2 9PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 9PR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 9PRNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.