Total Crime Rate
104.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyon Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 106th 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 Lyon Close (CM2 8NY) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyon Close (CM2 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Home Mead. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chelmsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pyms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watchouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watchouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skinner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pyms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watchouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pyms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pyms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watchouse Road | Under investigation |
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