Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 9RX
How much crime is recorded in CM2 9RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Baddow South & West
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
CM2 9RXChelmsford
How safe is CM2 9RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 9RX area, 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9RXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.