Total Crime Rate

80.8 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bakers Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 146th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bakers Lane (CM2 8LD) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Galleywood average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Bakers Lane area

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Data Sources

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