Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 5TP
How much crime is recorded in CM3 5TP, 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
- 1,445 (2024)
How safe is CM3 5TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 5TP 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5TPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Shoplifting3.18.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.34.5
Burglary1.09.1
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.