Crime Rates at Beaufort Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6TJ

Beaufort Road 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 Beaufort Road (CM2 6TJ) 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 Beaufort Road (CM2 6TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffolk Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murrell Lock (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.