Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stock Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 212th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stock Road (CM2 8JS) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Galleywood average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stock Road (CM2 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pyms Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Galleywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pyms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pyms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pyms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pyms Road | Under investigation |
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