Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 4AN
How much crime is recorded in CM3 4AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Baddow North & East
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
CM3 4ANChelmsford
How safe is CM3 4AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 4AN area, well 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4ANNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary9.69.1
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.