Central Chelmsford East
Middle areaCentral Chelmsford. 8,862 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Chelmsford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Chelmsford East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chelmsford East at a rate of 320.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,126 |
| Other crime | 536 |
| Shoplifting | 389 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 290 |
| Drug offences | 203 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 163 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Robbery | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Theft from the person | 31 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Chelmsford East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Chelmsford East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chelmsford East at a rate of 320.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 261 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Chelmsford East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,126), other crime (536) and shoplifting (389).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chelmsford
These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Central Chelmsford East alone. See Chelmsford
Central Chelmsford East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Chelmsford East was £270,000 in 2025.
Central Chelmsford East had 7,257 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Chelmsford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Chelmsford East, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.