Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Kirk Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirk Place (CM2 6TN) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirk Place (CM2 6TN), the main crime hotspot is near New Dukes Way. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirk Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenner Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovibond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burgess Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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