Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 236th 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 Hill Road (CM2 6HP) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (CM2 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 145 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weight Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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