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Crime in CM99 2

How much crime is recorded in CM99 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Population
1,206 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM99 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM99 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).

CM99 2National
Violence and sexual offences39.923.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary8.29.1
Drugs6.62.4
Other theft6.14.5
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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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