Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Byron Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 94th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (CM2 6EP) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (CM2 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruskin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ruskin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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