Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 41.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (CM2 6HH) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (CM2 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruskin Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Road South (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Other theft Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ruskin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Park Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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