Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelmer Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmer Road (CM7 3PY) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmer Road (CM7 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Charter Way. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charter Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charter Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilemans Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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