Postcode · Chelmsford
Crime in CM3 6YN
How much crime is recorded in CM3 6YN, 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
- 1,481 (2024)
How safe is CM3 6YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 6YN area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 6YNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.84.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.