Total Crime Rate

297.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 297.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Jeffcut Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 23rd 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 Jeffcut Road (CM2 6XN) in the last 12 months was 297.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jeffcut Road (CM2 6XN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jeffcut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkely Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeffcut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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