Chelmsford Town vs Harlow Town Centre

Chelmsford Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,772 crimes in the last 12 months. Harlow Town Centre has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 3,775 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. Harlow Town Centre shows +16.8% (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 Harlow Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,435 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 Harlow Town Centre recorded 311. 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 1,435 in Harlow Town Centre. 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%). Harlow Town Centre recorded 3,233 crimes previously (now 3,775, +16.8%).

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 Harlow Town Centre has 34.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chelmsford Town falls within the Essex Police boundary. Harlow Town Centre 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 Harlow Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.