Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 6AE
How much crime is recorded in CM3 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton
- Council
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
How safe is CM3 6AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 6AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6AENational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Burglary0.19.1
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.