Essex Police

North Chelmsford

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

Last 12 months: February 2025 – January 2026 3,084 crimes
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score !

3,084 Crimes (last 12 months)
29.2% Resolution Rate (last 12m) !
↓2.4% 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 12 months — 3,084 total crimes recorded in North Chelmsford

Violent Crime
1,505 48.8%
Shoplifting
248 8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
218 7.1%
Other Theft
205 6.6%
Anti-Social Behaviour
199 6.5%
Public Order
190 6.2%
Vehicle Crime
177 5.7%
Burglary
107 3.5%
Drugs
85 2.8%
Other Crime
68 2.2%
Bicycle Theft
24 0.8%
Theft from Person
22 0.7%
Robbery
19 0.6%
Possession of Weapons
17 0.6%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for North Chelmsford — last 12 months

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in North Chelmsford

January 2026 271 crimes December 2025 251 crimes November 2025 262 crimes October 2025 305 crimes September 2025 268 crimes August 2025 261 crimes July 2025 271 crimes June 2025 269 crimes May 2025 271 crimes April 2025 187 crimes March 2025 250 crimes February 2025 218 crimes January 2025 214 crimes December 2024 262 crimes November 2024 262 crimes October 2024 271 crimes September 2024 247 crimes August 2024 278 crimes July 2024 288 crimes June 2024 301 crimes May 2024 255 crimes April 2024 255 crimes March 2024 274 crimes February 2024 254 crimes January 2024 307 crimes December 2023 314 crimes November 2023 297 crimes October 2023 323 crimes September 2023 277 crimes August 2023 285 crimes July 2023 308 crimes June 2023 316 crimes May 2023 244 crimes April 2023 269 crimes March 2023 327 crimes February 2023 294 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.