Crime Rates at Barlows Reach, Chelmsford, CM2 6SN

Barlows Reach area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 37th 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 Barlows Reach (CM2 6SN) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Boreham and The Leighs average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlows Reach (CM2 6SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Lyons Approach, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.