Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pyms Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 80th 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 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pyms Road (CM2 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Pyms Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pyms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pyms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pyms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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