Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 5RF
How much crime is recorded in CM3 5RF, 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
- 1,564 (2024)
CM3 5RFChelmsford
How safe is CM3 5RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 5RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
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 5RFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.59.1
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.