Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 5PG
How much crime is recorded in CM3 5PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Woodham Ferrers North
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
How safe is CM3 5PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 5PG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.