Postcode · Ingatestone
Crime in CM4 9RY
How much crime is recorded in CM4 9RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Margaretting, Stock & Ramsden
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
CM4 9RYIngatestone
How safe is CM4 9RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM4 9RY 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
CM4 9RYNational
Anti-social behaviour30.810.7
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary9.99.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.