Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Navigation Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 176th highest 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 Navigation Road (CM2 6HE) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Navigation Road (CM2 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 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 Navigation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coates Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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