Crime Rates at Barnard Road, Chelmsford, CM2 8RS

Barnard Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 13th 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 Barnard Road (CM2 8RS) in the last 12 months was 472.5 per 1,000 residents and was 685.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 215.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnard Road (CM2 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.