Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 3FB
How much crime is recorded in CM3 3FB, 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
- 2,551 (2024)
CM3 3FBChelmsford
How safe is CM3 3FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 3FB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3FBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting3.28.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.