Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 4NT
How much crime is recorded in CM3 4NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Danbury & Bicknacre
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,908 (2024)
CM3 4NTChelmsford
How safe is CM3 4NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 4NT 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4NTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 83% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.