Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 6BE
How much crime is recorded in CM3 6BE, 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
- 1,100 (2024)
How safe is CM3 6BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 6BE 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6BENational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary2.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.