Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandford Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 252nd 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 Sandford Road (CM2 6DE) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (CM2 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Park Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookhurst Close —
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Data Sources

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