Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 5UG
How much crime is recorded in CM3 5UG, 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
- 1,881 (2024)
How safe is CM3 5UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 5UG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5UGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.12.4
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.