Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM2 9TH
How much crime is recorded in CM2 9TH, 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
- 1,576 (2024)
CM2 9THChelmsford
How safe is CM2 9TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM2 9TH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 9THNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.