Essex Police

Chelmsford Town

Street-level crime statistics for Chelmsford Town based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Last 36 months: February 2023 – January 2026 21,771 crimes

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score !

21,771 Crimes (last 36 months)

57% Resolution Rate (last 36m) !

↓4.5% vs Previous 12 Months

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Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 36 months — 21,771 total crimes recorded in Chelmsford Town

Violent Crime

8,809

Shoplifting

2,500

Public Order

1,873

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,651

Criminal Damage & Arson

1,368

Other Theft

1,360

Drugs

926

Vehicle Crime

924

Burglary

725

Other Crime

522

Bicycle Theft

415

Theft from Person

270

Robbery

231

Possession of Weapons

197

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Chelmsford Town — last 36 months

576

02/23

765

03/23

658

04/23

652

05/23

628

06/23

725

07/23

674

08/23

710

09/23

683

10/23

568

11/23

596

12/23

605

01/24

586

02/24

658

03/24

598

04/24

555

05/24

555

06/24

660

07/24

616

08/24

571

09/24

589

10/24

598

11/24

571

12/24

568

01/25

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.