Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 4AE
How much crime is recorded in CM3 4AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Danbury & Bicknacre
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
CM3 4AEChelmsford
How safe is CM3 4AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 4AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4AENational
Burglary6.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.