Crime Rates at Petrebrook, Chelmsford, CM2 6QJ

Petrebrook area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petrebrook (CM2 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petrebrook (CM2 6QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitmore Crescent, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rennie Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.