Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beeches Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beeches Road (CM1 2RS) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Chelmsford Rural West average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Road (CM1 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beeches Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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