Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 2EF
How much crime is recorded in CM3 2EF, 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
- 1,394 (2024)
CM3 2EFChelmsford
How safe is CM3 2EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 2EF 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2EFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
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.