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Chelmsford

EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsford
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
181,465
Households
75,408
Crimes · May '26
991 · 5.5 per 1k
75,408
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
991 · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£442,388
Median property price
4,360
Postcodes
75,408
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
991 · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£442,388
Median property price
4,360
Postcodes

Overview of Chelmsford

Coordinates51.7237, 0.4931
Postcodes
4,360
Population (Census)
181,465
Households (Census)
75,408
Recorded crime · May '26
991 · 5.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chelmsford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.18 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.18 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Chelmsford

Property sales · Chelmsford
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
£450,343
YoY: +1.9%
Median price: £429,857
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 57 sales · avg £397,506
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£489k£439k£389k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Chelmsford

Crime trends · Chelmsford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
445378311
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
433
YoY +12%
ASB
1268543
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
118
YoY +59%
Vehicle Crime
795021
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY +143%
Burglary
543618
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -43%
Criminal damage
876440
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
48
YoY -28%

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

991
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Chelmsford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 181,529
White Brit.83.1%
Other White4.4%
Indian2.6%
African1.9%
+ other · 8.1%

Religion

Total residents: 181,509
Christian48.0%
No religion41.2%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim2.0%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 181,465
35–4920.3%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.2%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 75,408
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Other15.3%
Any member 66+12.7%
All members 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%