Essex Police
Chelmsford Town
Street-level crime statistics for Chelmsford Town based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
9
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score !
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 6,806 total crimes recorded in Chelmsford Town
Violent Crime
2,895
42.5%
Shoplifting
917
13.5%
Public Order
574
8.4%
Anti-Social Behaviour
499
7.3%
Other Theft
400
5.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
399
5.9%
Drugs
382
5.6%
Other Crime
171
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
145
2.1%
Burglary
129
1.9%
Theft from Person
85
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
83
1.2%
Robbery
70
1%
Possession of Weapons
57
0.8%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Chelmsford Town — last 12 months
492
02/25
613
03/25
574
04/25
636
05/25
561
06/25
607
07/25
541
08/25
559
09/25
576
10/25
553
11/25
568
12/25
526
01/26
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Chelmsford Town
January 2026
526 crimes
December 2025
568 crimes
November 2025
553 crimes
October 2025
576 crimes
September 2025
559 crimes
August 2025
541 crimes
July 2025
607 crimes
June 2025
561 crimes
May 2025
636 crimes
April 2025
574 crimes
March 2025
613 crimes
February 2025
492 crimes
January 2025
568 crimes
December 2024
571 crimes
November 2024
598 crimes
October 2024
589 crimes
September 2024
571 crimes
August 2024
616 crimes
July 2024
660 crimes
June 2024
555 crimes
May 2024
555 crimes
April 2024
598 crimes
March 2024
658 crimes
February 2024
586 crimes
January 2024
605 crimes
December 2023
596 crimes
November 2023
568 crimes
October 2023
683 crimes
September 2023
710 crimes
August 2023
674 crimes
July 2023
725 crimes
June 2023
628 crimes
May 2023
652 crimes
April 2023
658 crimes
March 2023
765 crimes
February 2023
576 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Data, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.