Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 1FP
How much crime is recorded in CM3 1FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Leighs & the Walthams
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,026 (2024)
CM3 1FPChelmsford
How safe is CM3 1FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 1FP 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
CM3 1FPNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.