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Danbury & Bicknacre

Middle area

South east Chelmsford. 9,344 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Danbury & Bicknacre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£550,000
Joint 698th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,245
Joint 1,863rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
50.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Danbury & Bicknacre

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Danbury & Bicknacre at a rate of 43.6 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences200
Other crime72
Criminal damage and arson33
Anti-social behaviour31
Vehicle crime29
Burglary22
Drug offences13
Shoplifting5
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Danbury & Bicknacre compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Danbury & BicknacreMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from £270,000 to £752,000. The middle area is £402,500. Danbury & Bicknacre is £550,000.
£550,0002nd most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. Danbury & Bicknacre is 9,245.
9,2457th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Danbury & Bicknacre is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 50.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 92.7%. Danbury & Bicknacre is 50.7%.
50.7%2nd lowest

Is Danbury & Bicknacre safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Danbury & Bicknacre at a rate of 43.6 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, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Danbury & Bicknacre.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (200), other crime (72) and criminal damage and arson (33).

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 Danbury & Bicknacre alone. See Chelmsford

Average house price
£376,682
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,179
39th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 120th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Danbury & Bicknacre in brief

The median price paid for a home in Danbury & Bicknacre was £550,000 in 2025.

Danbury & Bicknacre had 9,245 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Danbury & Bicknacre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Danbury & Bicknacre, 50.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.