Total Crime Rate

196.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 196.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 43rd 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 High Street (CM2 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM2 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabor'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Greenland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Foxholes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snelling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor'S Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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