Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 2BD
How much crime is recorded in CM3 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
CM3 2BDChelmsford
How safe is CM3 2BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 2BD 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
24.0
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 2BDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary14.39.1
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.