Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairfax Mead area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 133rd 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 Fairfax Mead (CM2 6UG) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Mead (CM2 6UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jenner Mead (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Crime Over Time in Fairfax Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmers Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitton Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenner Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenner Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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