Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beehive Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beehive Lane (CM2 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beehive Lane (CM2 8RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skinner'S Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beehive Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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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