Total Crime Rate

214.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shelley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 32nd 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 Shelley Road (CM2 6ER) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 164.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (CM2 6ER), 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.

View Crime In Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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