Crime Rates at West Lawn, Chelmsford, CM2 8SJ

West Lawn area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Galleywood , and the 91st highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Lawn (CM2 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lawn (CM2 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.