South Broomfield
Middle areaNorth west Chelmsford. 8,978 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in South Broomfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Broomfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Broomfield at a rate of 80.3 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 | 375 |
| Other crime | 107 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Broomfield compares
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Is South Broomfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Broomfield at a rate of 80.3 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Broomfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (375), other crime (107) and criminal damage and arson (57).
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 South Broomfield alone. See Chelmsford
South Broomfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Broomfield was £428,750 in 2025.
South Broomfield had 8,630 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Broomfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Broomfield, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.