Central Chelmsford West
Middle areaCentral Chelmsford. 7,349 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Chelmsford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Chelmsford West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chelmsford West at a rate of 269.3 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 | 683 |
| Shoplifting | 457 |
| Other crime | 332 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 205 |
| Drug offences | 118 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 78 |
| Theft from the person | 33 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Burglary | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Chelmsford West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Chelmsford West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chelmsford West at a rate of 269.3 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, 226 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Chelmsford West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (683), shoplifting (457) and other crime (332).
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 West alone. See Chelmsford
Central Chelmsford West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Chelmsford West was £270,000 in 2025.
Central Chelmsford West had 6,427 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Chelmsford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Chelmsford West, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.