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Crime in CM4 9LE

How much crime is recorded in CM4 9LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Margaretting, Stock & Ramsden
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,789 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM4 9LE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM4 9LE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CM4 9LENational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary11.69.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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