Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pyms Road 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 Pyms Road (CM2 8PX) 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 Pyms Road (CM2 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pyms Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slade'S Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pyms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slade'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pyms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pyms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pyms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skinner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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