Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 5QA
How much crime is recorded in CM3 5QA, 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
- 1,693 (2024)
How safe is CM3 5QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 5QA 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5QANational
Shoplifting43.08.4
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.