Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 2LL
How much crime is recorded in CM3 2LL, 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
- 1,709 (2024)
CM3 2LLChelmsford
How safe is CM3 2LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 2LL 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2LLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.