Essex Police

Crime in Chelmsford South

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,011 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,011 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓4.2% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

28.9% Crimes with Outcome

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 — 3,011 total crimes recorded in Chelmsford South

Violent Crime

1,290

Anti-Social Behaviour

262

↑11%

Other Theft

247

↓23%

Criminal Damage & Arson

225

↓17%

Vehicle Crime

212

↓37%

Public Order

182

↓12%

Burglary

177

↓9%

Drugs

136

↑79%

Shoplifting

129

↑11%

Other Crime

Possession of Weapons

↑8%

Theft from Person

↑33%

Bicycle Theft

↑44%

Robbery

↓52%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Chelmsford South

272

02/23

296

03/23

292

04/23

271

05/23

286

06/23

309

07/23

309

08/23

321

09/23

300

10/23

308

11/23

276

12/23

296

01/24

268

02/24

303

03/24

263

04/24

266

05/24

233

06/24

332

07/24

281

08/24

237

09/24

268

10/24

255

11/24

217

12/24

220

01/25

189

02/25

256

03/25

268

04/25

285

05/25

250

06/25

262

07/25

313

08/25

222

09/25

266

10/25

234

11/25

234

12/25

232

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Chelmsford South (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Chelmsford South

January 2026 232 crimes December 2025 234 crimes November 2025 234 crimes October 2025 266 crimes September 2025 222 crimes August 2025 313 crimes July 2025 262 crimes June 2025 250 crimes May 2025 285 crimes April 2025 268 crimes March 2025 256 crimes February 2025 189 crimes January 2025 220 crimes December 2024 217 crimes November 2024 255 crimes October 2024 268 crimes September 2024 237 crimes August 2024 281 crimes July 2024 332 crimes June 2024 233 crimes May 2024 266 crimes April 2024 263 crimes March 2024 303 crimes February 2024 268 crimes January 2024 296 crimes December 2023 276 crimes November 2023 308 crimes October 2023 300 crimes September 2023 321 crimes August 2023 309 crimes July 2023 309 crimes June 2023 286 crimes May 2023 271 crimes April 2023 292 crimes March 2023 296 crimes February 2023 272 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

Bocking and Braintree Braintree Central Halstead North Witham South Dunmow and Felsted Saffron Walden Clavering and Thaxted Uttlesford South Chelmsford Town Chelmsford West North Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Maldon Purleigh Southminster Colchester Rural North Colchester Rural South Colchester Town East Colchester Town West Brightlingsea and St Osyth Clacton Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton Harwich and Manningtree Basildon Billericay Pitsea Wickford Benfleet Canvey Hadleigh Thundersley Hockley and Hullbridge Rayleigh Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon Wakering Eastwood and Leigh Southend Central Southend East Westcliff Brentwood North Brentwood South Brentwood Town Centre Hutton and Shenfield Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Debden and Loughton Epping and Ongar Waltham Abbey Harlow Town Centre Netteswell Old Harlow Staple Tye Aveley and Ockendon Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope Chafford Hundred and Grays Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury View all Essex Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.