Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burgess Field area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 222nd highest 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 Burgess Field (CM2 6TR) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 7 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burgess Field (CM2 6TR), 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.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovibond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Burgess Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenner Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Dukes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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