Chelmsford Town vs Colchester Town East

Chelmsford Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,772 crimes in the last 12 months. Colchester Town East has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 6,220 crimes. Chelmsford Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chelmsford Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Colchester Town East shows +17% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chelmsford Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,839 incidents). In Colchester Town East, it is Violent Crime (2,802 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chelmsford Town recorded 528 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Colchester Town East recorded 526. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chelmsford Town totalled 2,839 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,802 in Colchester Town East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chelmsford Town recorded 6,986 crimes (now 6,772, a change of -3.1%). Colchester Town East recorded 5,316 crimes previously (now 6,220, +17%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chelmsford Town has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Colchester Town East has 29.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chelmsford Town falls within the Essex Police boundary. Colchester Town East is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chelmsford Town and Colchester Town East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.