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Crime in CM3 4FP

How much crime is recorded in CM3 4FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Danbury & Bicknacre
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,518 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM3 4FP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 4FP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4FPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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