Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 1RB
How much crime is recorded in CM3 1RB, 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
- 2,553 (2024)
How safe is CM3 1RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 1RB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 1RBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary8.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.