Total Crime Rate

108.3 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 108.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Galleywood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 95th 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 Galleywood Road (CM2 8YT) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Great Baddow East average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galleywood Road (CM2 8YT), the main crime hotspot is near Gardeners. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galleywood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gardeners —
Sep 2025Drugs Gardeners Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hopwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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