Total Crime Rate

676.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 676.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 369.3 10/10
  • Other theft 65.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cuton Grove area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 10th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuton Grove (CM2 6TA) in the last 12 months was 676.1 per 1,000 residents and was 750.9% higher 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 392.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuton Grove (CM2 6TA), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Lyons Approach. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 3 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 Cuton Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springfield Lyons Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springfield Lyons Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springfield Lyons Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Lyons Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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