Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palmerston Lodge area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 53rd 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 Palmerston Lodge (CM2 7HF) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Lodge (CM2 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Crime Over Time in Palmerston Lodge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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