Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Chelmsford and Maldon compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Chelmsford
E07000070 · Essex Police
Maldon
E07000074 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Chelmsford
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
190,570
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
120,374 more in Chelmsford
70,196
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£46,179
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,794 more in Chelmsford
£43,385
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£383,103
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£1,245 more in Maldon
£384,348
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,442
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£299 more in Chelmsford
£1,143
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Chelmsford
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+833
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
905 more in Chelmsford
−72
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,300
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£28 more in Maldon
£2,328
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
13.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.9 more in Maldon
16.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
14.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.8 percentage points higher in Maldon
15.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
80.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
31.9 more in Chelmsford
48.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.6 years more in Maldon
8.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.9 percentage points higher in Chelmsford
31.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.98%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.39 percentage points higher in Maldon
5.37%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,728
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
594 more in Chelmsford
11,135
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,801
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
413 more in Maldon
4,214
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 190,570 in Chelmsford and 70,196 in Maldon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,179 in Chelmsford and £43,385 in Maldon (2025); and average house price was £383,103 in Chelmsford and £384,348 in Maldon (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 190,570 in Chelmsford and 70,196 in Maldon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,179 in Chelmsford and £43,385 in Maldon (2025); and average house price was £383,103 in Chelmsford and £384,348 in Maldon (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Chelmsford per 1,000 | offences | Maldon per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 80.5 | 15,347 | 48.6 | 3,413 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 118 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 519 | 1.3 | 92 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.1 | 966 | 4.0 | 281 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.9 | 741 | 2.2 | 156 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 341 | 1.1 | 77 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.5 | 1,039 | 3.0 | 208 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 142 | 0.6 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.3 | 1,016 | 3.7 | 259 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 133 | 0.1 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.4 | 1,595 | 2.4 | 169 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 114 | 0.1 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.8 | 721 | 1.8 | 127 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.9 | 6,453 | 24.1 | 1,695 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (190,570 and 70,196 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.